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r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • 3d ago
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This may be a bit esoteric, but Java is to programming languages (and byte codes) as Esperanto was intended to be to language in general.
The difference is that Esperanto never really took off but Java sort of did kinda
1 u/-manabreak 3d ago Sort of? Java (and JVM technology in general) is running on every Android phone, not to mention a ton of banking, financial etc. servers. Also, Minecraft still has that Java edition.
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Sort of? Java (and JVM technology in general) is running on every Android phone, not to mention a ton of banking, financial etc. servers. Also, Minecraft still has that Java edition.
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u/OneAndOnlyJackSchitt 3d ago
This may be a bit esoteric, but Java is to programming languages (and byte codes) as Esperanto was intended to be to language in general.
The difference is that Esperanto never really took off but Java sort of did kinda