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re:new to java

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From: William Barker
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:00
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Hi 

java looks good...i'm interested in web page design ...

as i'm very new to c and c++ i am confused with java, ( for an example,
within the context sensitive help whilst resting the cursor over the
statement or instruction and by pressing f1 it then displays that
statements syntax, but i've noticed that java has the same instruction set
as c and c++, also i've placed two icon's on the speed menu that display
syntax highlighting 1 for c++ and the other for java and when you click the
java one with a java file open the syntax highlites, selecting the c++ icon
de-selects highlighting unless you have a c/c++ file open...how does it
distinguish between c++ and java ? tell me is java wrote in the same
language as c or and c++ or have i interpreted this wrong?..furthermore is
java the best language for me to learn as opposed to c/c++ ? ...

and if so is java soley aimed at web page design or can it be used as
standalone exe programs like c/c++ ?

My knowledge of programming is with z80 assembler....so should i start with
learning c++ and skip c, or would c++ expect you to already know some c ?

Note: i realise that i've asked alot of maybe stupid questions but i want
to start in the right place.

thanks in advance

William Barker.
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From: "William Barker" <Heatherdale@fsbdial.co.uk>
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Date: 1999/07/22
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