Mathematica stands out from traditional computer languages in supporting many programming paradigms. Procedural programming is the only paradigm available in languages like C and Java, as well as most scripting languages.
Mathematica supports all standard procedural programming constructs, but often extends them through integration into its more general symbolic programming environment.
x=value (
Set)
— set the value for a variable
expr;expr;expr (
CompoundExpression)
— execute expressions in sequence
