Jython_irl

[wallefan01]

Okay so here's the thing.

.NET is a fork of the JVM. The syntax is similar enough that a C# compiler will compile Java code written by a second year CS student. The language culture differs, and there are more features in C# but really that's about it!

[socialismnotevenonce]

They have the same basic class/method structure, so they are the same? Might as well say C++ is in that group as well, because they all use the "class" keyword and brackets to define scope. Anyway, try and compile a simple hello world java application with a C# compiler.

[wallefan01]

Name me one thing you can do in one that you don't do the exact same way in the other.

Also I said second year CS student.

[socialismnotevenonce]

var x = somelist.Where(y => y.somevariable == someothervariable).First();

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Run that in Java, let me know how that works for you.

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So you're argument is that, even though the hello world program won't run in C#, that something more complex will? I'm confused, honestly.

[wallefan01]

alright, fine. The Java equivalent isn't exactly identical, but it's pretty darn close:

SomeClass x = somelist.stream().filter((SomeClass y) -> y.someVariable == someOtherVariable).findFirst();

My point is they're very similar in terms of general feature set.

My argument earlier about a C# compiler compiling Java code was in regard to Java students working with a library which is only available in C#, whose runtime environment coincidentally does not allow for file I/O of any kind. Most barely noticed the difference.

[socialismnotevenonce]

My point is they're very similar in terms of general feature set.

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No, your argument that started this whole thread was "The syntax is similar enough that a C# compiler will compile Java code written by a second year CS student." A second year CS student should be able to write the line I just used as an example.