Go: package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	io := NewIo()
	defer io.Flush()
	S := io.NextLine()
	cnt := 0
	for _, s := range S {
		if s == '(' {
			cnt++
		} else if s == ')' {
			cnt--
		} else {
			io.Println(cnt)
			break
		}
	}
}

// I/O template
type Io struct {
	reader    *bufio.Reader
	writer    *bufio.Writer
	tokens    []string
	nextToken int
}

func NewIo() *Io {
	return &Io{
		reader: bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin),
		writer: bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout),
	}
}

func (io *Io) Flush() {
	err := io.writer.Flush()
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}

func (io *Io) NextLine() string {
	var buff []byte
	for {
		line, isPrefix, err := io.reader.ReadLine()
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
		buff = append(buff, line...)
		if !isPrefix {
			break
		}
	}
	return string(buff)
}

func (io *Io) Next() string {
	for io.nextToken >= len(io.tokens) {
		line := io.NextLine()
		io.tokens = strings.Fields(line)
		io.nextToken = 0
	}
	s := io.tokens[io.nextToken]
	io.nextToken++
	return s
}

func (io *Io) NextInt() int {
	i, err := strconv.Atoi(io.Next())
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return i
}

func (io *Io) NextFloat() float64 {
	i, err := strconv.ParseFloat(io.Next(), 64)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return i
}

func (io *Io) Println(a ...interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintln(io.writer, a...)
}

func (io *Io) Printf(format string, a ...interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintf(io.writer, format, a...)
}

func (io *Io) PrintIntSlice(a []int) {
	b := []interface{}{}
	for _, x := range a {
		b = append(b, x)
	}
	io.Println(b...)
}

func (io *Io) PrintStringSlice(a []string) {
	b := []interface{}{}
	for _, x := range a {
		b = append(b, x)
	}
	io.Println(b...)
}

func Log(name string, value interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s=%+v\n", name, value)
}

func ExampleIo() {
	io := NewIo()
	defer io.Flush()
	a := make([]int, 0, 3)
	a[0], a[1], a[2] = io.NextInt(), io.NextInt(), io.NextInt()
	io.Println(a)
	io.PrintIntSlice(a)
	Log("io", a)
}

C++: #include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    string s;
    cin >> s;
    int pos, lcnt=0, rcnt=0;
    for(int i=0;i<s.size();i++){
        if(s[i]=='*'){
            pos = i;
            break;
        }
    }
    for(int i=0;i<pos;i++){
        if(s[i]=='(') lcnt++;
        else if(lcnt>0) lcnt--;
    }
    for(int i=(int)s.size()-1;i>pos;i--){
        if(s[i]==')') rcnt++;
        else if(rcnt>0) rcnt--;
    }
    cout << min(lcnt, rcnt) << endl;
    return 0;
}

C++: #include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define For(i, a, b) for(int (i)=(int)(a); (i)<(int)(b); ++(i))
#define rFor(i, a, b) for(int (i)=(int)(a)-1; (i)>=(int)(b); --(i))
#define rep(i, n) For((i), 0, (n))
#define rrep(i, n) rFor((i), (n), 0)
#define fi first
#define se second
using namespace std;
typedef long long lint;
typedef unsigned long long ulint;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;
typedef pair<int, lint> pil;
typedef pair<lint, lint> pll;
template<class T> bool chmax(T &a, const T &b){if(a<b){a=b; return true;} return false;}
template<class T> bool chmin(T &a, const T &b){if(a>b){a=b; return true;} return false;}
template<class T> T div_floor(const T a, const T b){return a>=0 ? a/b : (a+1)/b-1;}
template<class T> T div_ceil(const T a, const T b){return a>=0 ? (a-1)/b+1 : a/b;}

constexpr lint mod = 1e9+7;
constexpr lint INF = mod*mod;
constexpr int MAX = 100010;

int main(){
    string s;
    cin >> s;
    stack<char> st;
    int ans = 0;
    for(auto c: s){
        if(c == ')'){
            if(st.top() == '*'){
                ++ans;
                st.pop();
                st.pop();
                st.push('*');
            }
            else st.pop();
        }
        else st.push(c);
    }
    printf("%d\n", ans);
}