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I don't think you know your history very well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28software_platform%29#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28software_

• shin_lao 17y ago
  Being based on something doesn't mean it's like similar. Is C++ like Simula? My statement was probably poorly phrased, but what I meant is that a modern C++ program is nothing like a modern Java program. The approach are radically different. I'm thinking about what the heavy usage of templates in C++ allows, what you can accomplish in terms of generic programming. You can write in C++ like you would do in Java/C# but that would be pointless IMHO (complex hierarchy, virtual methods, etc. : exactly what I try to avoid). It's like saying lizards an birds are similar because they share a common ancestor (dinosaurs).