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Java is a widely used computer programming language created by Sun Microsystems, it was originally called OAK and was designed for small handheld devices, but Oak proved to be unsuccessful and Sun decided to change the name in 1995 coming up with the new and improved name Java. By doing so, they also took it upon themselves to modify the language to take advantage of the World Wide Web.
Even though Java is a language that is object-oriented which is similar to C++, it is a simpler version eliminating features of language that can cause common errors while programming. The files of Java are compiled into a format known as byte code (these files have a .class extension), which can later be executed by an interpreter. The compiled code can run on most computers because of the interpreter and the runtime environments; these are known as a Java Virtual Machines.
A program that shares the similarities with this high-level programming language is C++, it is also a popular and well known language. Created at Bell Labs in 1983, makes it a lot older than Java, but C++ has efficient performance and is used in application software, system software, entertainment software (specifically video games), and client applications. This program was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. The name C++ was originally C, but was renamed as a pun to involve the increment operator. This program has influence a plethora of other programming languages; these include Java, C#, and the newer versions of C.
C++ has a strong philosophy that refers to its development and also the evolution of the program, it has been governed by a set of rules that its expansion should follow. The very first rule is that the program should be drove by actual problems and its feature...

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...ks on multiple platforms and offers opportunities to develop your entire program on a desktop computer. Also the last, most important thing is that unlike C++, when you write applications in Java, it can run anywhere in different environment. Even though they are similar, there's just more that sets then apart.

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