This is the second instalment in this series exploring the building blocks of computer programming from a C# point of view. For the first instalment, please read Variables and Values [https://public-abstract-gravy-power.ghost.io/2017/06/02/express-yourself-variables-and-values/] Constant A simplistic view of a constant in both mathematics and programming

Variables and values are intimately intertwined. In mathematics, a variable describes an alphabetic character used to represent a number, whereas the value is that number. In programming, the meaning is very similar, a variable is a symbolic name that represents information, whereas the value is that information. When we look

Values, constants, variables, operators, objects and functions are, in my mind the most basic building blocks of a modern computer program, and like many other terms in computing, they are borrowed from mathematics. Over the next few posts let's have a look at each one and try and understand them.