Statements and Comments

statements-and-comments.pde
/**
 * Statements and Comments. 
 * 
 * Statements are the elements that make up programs. 
 * The ";" (semi-colon) symbol is used to end statements.  
 * It is called the "statement terminator." 
 * Comments are used for making notes to help people better understand programs. 
 * A comment begins with two forward slashes ("//"). 
 */

// The size function is a statement that tells the computer 
// how large to make the window.
// Each function statement has zero or more parameters. 
// Parameters are data passed into the function
// and are used as values for telling the computer what to do.
size(640, 360);

// The background function is a statement that tells the computer
// which color (or gray value) to make the background of the display window 
background(204, 153, 0);