| | 1 | = Differences Between the CLR and JVM = |
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| | 3 | This is a quick reference to differences between the CLR and JVM. It also bleeds into differences between C# and Java whose features often include compiler-level-only features that the underlying VirtualMachine is not cognizant of. |
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| | 5 | == CLR has... == |
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| | 7 | * CLR has unsigned types |
| | 8 | * CLR has namespaces |
| | 9 | * CLR has explicit interface implementations |
| | 10 | * CLR allows non-overridding methods when the same signature (called 'new') |
| | 11 | * CLR has value types |
| | 12 | * CLR has non-virtual methods (I don't think JVM does) |
| | 13 | * CLR has events |
| | 14 | * CLR has `out` and `ref` parameters |
| | 15 | * C# has partial classes |
| | 16 | * C# has closures |
| | 17 | * C# has yield |
| | 18 | * C# can have multiple classes in a single file |
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| | 20 | == JVM has ... == |
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| | 22 | * JVM has no generic types. This is purely at the compiler level. I've read that you cannot overload a method by a generic type such as List<of int> vs. List<of String>. |
| | 23 | * Java has exception specification on the method level. |
| | 24 | * Java has non-static inner classes |
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| | 26 | == Other Differences == |
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| | 28 | * assemblies vs. jars |
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| | 30 | == References == |
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| | 32 | * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/95163/differences-between-msil-and-java-bytecode |
| | 33 | * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/682608/implementing-c-sharp-for-the-jvm |
| | 34 | * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/59175/whats-the-difference-between-the-inner-workings-of-javas-jvm-and-nets-clr |
| | 35 | * http://www.artima.com/intv/anders.html |
