If you like to experiment with a language that is similar to Java is suggest you try Vala. It looks a bit like Java but has some differences and uses ref counti

If you like to experiment with a language that is similar to Java is suggest you try Vala. It looks a bit like Java but has some differences and uses ref counting instead of garbage collection. It compiles to C++ (or C?) and then to native; this makes the build extremely steep and difficult but once you get that going it is really nice.