Java & J# : Difference?

[StrangerInBeijing]

Hi,
I just picked up my Java books again, picking up where I left months ago, when I put it on hold to get into IL and C#.

As I scrolled down the list of topics, I noticed "Java and J#" in the Codebank section.

What is the difference between the 2? I bet J# is MS's right?

Just for the record, the reason why I want to get my Java skills to a productive level, is that I don't want myself tied to MS technologies completely.

Cheers

[tr333]

J# is the M$ version of Java, but i dont know why they bothered when they have C#.

[StrangerInBeijing]

Does that meant that syntax-wise, Java and J# is the same?
Can you, for instance, craete a Java class in a text editor, and open it in VS?

[dee-u]

J# is the M$ version of Java, but i dont know why they bothered when they have C#.

Perhaps to lure Java programmers to their products?

[techgnome]

J# is MS Java. If I remember right, MS didn't want to have to pay Sun (or who ever it is this week) a licensing fee to produce a JVM. So they made their own Java base and called it J#. From what I remember it's one part standard JAva, plus one part proprietary MS Java, and one part .NET enabled. And I don't think it'll go anywhere. I don't think it's portable, and most people who do go from Java to .NET are getting into C#.

-tg

[StrangerInBeijing]

So, without doing some research as I should, I guess that J# got Java syntax, but target the .Net FCL, instead of the JVM?

I hope M$ got good reason for this (if I am right of course), as it kind of look creepy.

Anycase, I'm learning Java to expand my overall skills (seeing I'm so tied to M$ with VB and C#) so they can take their J# and shove it.

Makes me think: "Anyone reading this that actually uses J#?"

Anycase, back to my text editor and silly Hello World apps...

[tr333]

i have never heard of anyone actually using J#. and all .NET code examples on the internet are always VB/C#. Never seen any J#.