Syntax Comparison

Basics

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment
Multi-line comment	/* comment */	/* comment */	/* comment */	Doesn't have multi-line comments.

Selection

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment

Iteration

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment

Compound types (arrays, lists, etc)

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment

Input / output

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment

Exception handling

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment

Dealing with types

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment

Classes, objects, methods, etc

	PHP	Java	Scala	Python
Single line comment	// comment	// comment	// comment	# comment