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Java was perceived (quite rightfully) as a C++ with the rough edges filed off. It gained a ton of mindshare by making it trivial for C++ developers to jump on t

Java was perceived (quite rightfully) as a C++ with the rough edges filed off. It gained a ton of mindshare by making it trivial for C++ developers to jump on the bandwagon. This was critical because in terms of desktop development (that's how all apps were built in the 90s) and even on the server side C++ was the undisputed king of app development.

Nokinside 4y ago
> Java was perceived (quite rightfully) as a C++ with the rough edges filed off. Java has only familiar surface syntax. Semantics has almost nothing common with C++. Different object model, memory model, execution model, ... That's the genius of both Java and Javascript. Make it look familiar without being one at all.
- pjmlp 4y ago
  Indeed, it is based on Objective-C semantics.