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gus_massa on Nov 12, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The German School of Lisp (2011)

Are Java and C# different languages, or just a trick with the name by Microsoft to avoid the requirements of Sun?

(I think that the difference between Java and C# is similar to the difference between Common Lisp and Scheme.)

tmtvl on Nov 12, 2022 [–]

So once upon a time they were very similar but over the years they drifted apart until they were as different as whales and elephants?

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