How is C# inspired by C++ more than by Java?

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Mathias picture Mathias · Dec 10, 2009 · Viewed 7.3k times · Source

When looking at the history of C#, I found out that C# was seen as an update to C and/or C++. This came a bit as a surprise to me, as on the surface, I see much more common ideas between C# and Java (Garbage collection comes to mind). I don't write code in Java, but I have usually no problem following Java code, and routinely read books about patterns in Java that I can readily transpose in C#, and can honestly not say the same about C++.
So my question is, how is C# closer to C++ than to Java? Is this simply a refusal to acknowledge Java, or am I missing or misunderstanding something?

Answer

Crashworks picture Crashworks · Dec 10, 2009

Its name starts with the letter C.

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