The Java Language Environment

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2.3 Summary

To sum up this chapter, Java is:

• Simple--the number of language constructs you need to understand to get your job done is minimal.
• Familiar--Java looks like C and C++ while discarding the overwhelming complexities of those languages.

Now that you've seen how Java was simplified by removal of features from its predecessors, read the next chapter for a discussion on the object-oriented features of Java.