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What is a data type?
A bit of information (data) always has a certain type
Each programming language has different data-types or names them differently, but most of them have a variation of these four:
Booleans
Booleans are simple binary values (true or false).
isTrue = true
isFalse = false
In our previous article about if statements we showed you how programs determine between executing a block of code or not. The condition that is used for this can ultimately only have two outcomes: do it (true) or don’t do it (false).
Integers
Integers are whole numbers (with no decimal places).
number = 5
Floats
Floats are numbers that can have decimals, but do not always have to.
number = 3.5
Strings
Strings are simply a series of characters (like words, names or whole sentences)
id = ckjasdiwe98213
name = John
lastname = Doe
job = John is working at a farm, growing potatoes
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