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> Didn't Microsoft even try some (/a few?) Java-clone before C#? J#[1]? J++[2]? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Sharp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Sharp
by ido 17y ago
> Didn't Microsoft even try some (/a few?) Java-clone before C#?
J#[1]? J++[2]?
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Sharp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Sharp
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_J%2B%2B http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_J%2B%2B
- berntb 17y agoThanks! Next time I'll just check this document linked from the J++ 'pedia page myself before asking. http://www.ecis.eu/documents/Finalversion_Consumerchoicepaper.pdf http://www.ecis.eu/documents/Finalversion_Consumerchoicepape... Page 16: Kill cross-platform Java by grow[ing] the polluted Java market. (Microsoft internal document.) Etc etc, with references. This document could be posted as a story on HN, if anyone wants lots of karma. :-) We can say one thing for certain -- the "love" here is criminal and violent...