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Be on the lookout for loop syntax that belongs to another language when students are learning multiple languages because they sometimes confuse syntax and create hard to spot bugs.

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    Here are some examples of for loops in different languages to look out for:
    • Python: for x in range(0, 9):     # your code goes here
    • Java: for (int x=0; x<10; x++) {     // your code goes here }
    • C: int x; for ( x=0; x<10; x++) {     /* your code here */ }

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  • Java
  • Python
  • C
  • Programming Concepts
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