How Java Relates to C#

How Java Relates to C#

A few years after the creation of Java, Microsoft developed the C# language. This is important because C# is closely related to Java. In fact, many of C#’s features directly parallel Java. 

Both Java and C# share the same general C++-style syntax, support distributed programming, and utilize the same object model. There are, of course, differences between Java and C#, but the overall “look and feel” of these languages is very similar. This means that if you already know C#, then learning Java will be especially easy. Conversely, if C# is in your future, then your knowledge of Java will come in handy.

Given the similarity between Java and C#, one might naturally ask, “Will C# replace Java?” The answer is No. Java and C# are optimized for two different types of computing environments. Just as C++ and Java will coexist for a long time to come, so will C# and Java.