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C differs from Java
C precedes Java, and isn't object-oriented:
- C doesn't have classes (C structs are a long way off), and no
exception mechanism.
- program structure differs (see below)
- C has pointers (addresses) rather than references. These are
more easily abused!
- C has no booleans: 0 == false, !0 == true.
- I/O is different
- A simple (single-file) C program is like a Java program where
all methods are static
Danny Heap
2002-12-16