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For many programmers, Java is easy to learn because Java's syntax is largely based on that of the popular C and C++ programming languages.

Although Java programs resemble C and C++ programs when viewed at a distance, the Java programming language excludes many of the characteristics of C and C++ believed by Java's designers to harm program readability and robustness. For example, Java programmers do not think in terms of pointers and they do not overload operators.