[ILUG] [OT] Microsoft's new C# language -- it's Java

[Justin Mason]

Well, well... it turns out that C#, the new language announced by MS, is
basically, more or less, Java reimplemented.

here's the details from http://tinker.editthispage.com/ :

   The big joke of the day: C# IS indeed Java with a few extensions, and is
   not C++. First, let's see the official denial:

   "Initial reports indicate the new language, a hybrid of C and C++ called
   C# (pronounced cee-sharp), behaves much like Java, Sun Microsystems'
   technology for cross-platform development. But Microsoft (stock: MSFT)
   executives insist C# does nothing of the kind. "It's very different from
   Java," said David Lazar, a product manager at Microsoft, Redmond, Wash.
   " - Microsoft's Web Language Due Next Week

   Then, let's look at some code samples of C# from the Introduction to C#
   document, available in Word format only: 

   using System;
   class Class1
   {
	   public int Value = 0;
   }
   class Test
   {
	   static void Main() {
		   int v1 = 0;
		   int v2 = v1;
		   v2 = 123;
		   Class1 r1 = new Class1();
		   Class1 r2 = r1;
		   r2.Value = 123;
		   Console.WriteLine("Values: {0}, {1}", v1, v2);
		   Console.WriteLine("Refs: {0}, {1}", r1.Value, r2.Value);
	   }
   }



   using System.Data;
   class Employee
   {
	   private static DataSet ds;
	   public string Name;
	   public decimal Salary;
	   ...
   }


   class Color
   {
	   internal ushort redPart;
	   internal ushort bluePart;
	   internal ushort greenPart;
	   public Color(ushort red, ushort blue, ushort green) {
		   redPart = red;
		   bluePart = blue;
		   greenPart = green;
	   }
	   ...
   }

   If it smells like Java, and looks like Java, it's Java.