Java Comparison

Similarities Between C # and Java

  • Object-Oriented: Both languages are object-oriented and hence support concepts like encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance, and more.
  • Dependence from C and C++: C and C++ are a superset to both Java and C#.
  • Intermediate Language Code Generation: Java compiler and C# compilers both generate an intermediate language code after compilation. C# compiler generates Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), whereas Java compiler generates Java bytecode.
  • Advance Features: Both languages include advanced features like garbage collection.
  • Syntax: Both languages are syntactically similar.

Key Differences Between C# and Java

  • Runtime Environment: Java runs on JRE(Java Runtime Environment), whereas C# runs on CLR(Common Language Runtime).
  • Programming Paradigm: Java is a strictly object-oriented language whereas C# is object-oriented as well as functional, strongly typed, and component-oriented.
  • Operator Overloading: Java doesn’t support operator overloading, whereas C# supports operator overloading for multiple operators.
  • Pointers: Java does not support pointers, whereas C# supports pointers only in unsafe mode.

We’ll talk much more about pointers in Programming 03.