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The Wiring environment is written in C/C++ and the Processing environment is written in Java so there are many similarities between these two languages. Large distinctions occur with arrays declaration, loops syntax and the printing command. Wiring is used to create programs that run in the Wiring hardware. Processing is used to create programs that run on a PC.

Wiring Processing
int x = 70; // Initialize
x = 30; // Change value 		int x = 70; // Initialize
x = 30; // Change value
float x = 70.0;
x = 30.0; 		float x = 70.0;
x = 30.0;
int[] a = {5, 10, 11}; // Create an array
a[0] = 12; // Reassign

int[] a = {5, 10, 11}; // Create an array
a[0] = 12; // Reassign

int a[8]; // Declare
a[0] = 1; // Initialize		 int[] a = new int[8]; // Declare
a[0] = 1; // Initialize
int *a = new int[8]; // Declare
a[0] = 1; // Initialize

int[] a = new int[8]; // Declare
a[0] = 1; // Initialize
Wiring Processing

void setup() {
  // Statements
}

void loop() {
  // Statements
}

void setup() {
  // Statements
}

void draw() {
  // Statements
}

for(int a=45; a<=55; a++) {
// Statements
} 		for(int a=45; a<=55; a++) {
// Statements
}
if(c==1) {
// Statements
} 		if(c==1) {
// Statements
}
if(c!=1) {
// Statements
} 		if(c!=1) {
// Statements
}
if(c < 1) {
// Statements
} 		if(c < 1) {
// Statements
}
if(c >= 1) {
// Statements
} 		if(c >= 1) {
// Statements
}
if((c >= 1) && (c < 20)) {
// Statements
} 		if((c >= 1) && (c < 20)) {
// Statements
}

if(c >= 20) {
// Statements 1
} else if (c == 0) {
// Statements 2
} else {
// Statements 3
}

if(c >= 20) {
// Statements 1
} else if (c == 0) {
// Statements 2
} else {
// Statements 3
}
Wiring Processing

// Comment

// Comment
void doIt(int x) {
  // Statements
}

doIt(x); 		void doIt(int x) {
  // Statements
}

doIt(x);
int square(int x)
{
  return x*x;
}

square(X); 		int square(int x)
{
  return x*x;
}

square(X);
Wiring Processing

Serial.println("hello world");

 println("hello world");
int a = 55;
Serial.print(a, DEC); 		int a = 55;
print(a);
int a = 55;
Serial.print("a is ");
Serial.print(a, DEC);		 int a = 55;
print("a is " + a);