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11.1 Java
Java is a high-level, third generation programming language, like C, C++, Fortran, Smalltalk, Perl
and many others. You can use Java to write computer applications that crunch numbers, process
words, play games, store data or do any of the thousands of other things that computer software
can do.
Compared to other programming languages, Java is most similar to C. However, although Java
shares much of C’s syntax, it is not C. Knowing how to program in C or, better yet, C++, will
certainly help you to learn Java more quickly, but you do not need to know C to learn Java. Unlike
C++ Java is not ...