= Differences Between the CLR and JVM =

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.

== CLR has... ==

 * CLR has unsigned types
 * CLR has namespaces
 * CLR has explicit interface implementations
 * CLR allows non-overridding methods when the same signature (called 'new')
 * CLR has value types
 * CLR has non-virtual methods (I don't think JVM does)
 * CLR has events
 * CLR has `out` and `ref` parameters
 * C# has partial classes
 * C# has closures
 * C# has yield
 * C# can have multiple classes in a single file

== JVM has ... ==

 * 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>.
 * Java has exception specification on the method level.
 * Java has non-static inner classes

== Other Differences ==

 * assemblies vs. jars

== References ==

 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/95163/differences-between-msil-and-java-bytecode
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/682608/implementing-c-sharp-for-the-jvm
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/59175/whats-the-difference-between-the-inner-workings-of-javas-jvm-and-nets-clr
 * http://www.artima.com/intv/anders.html