J Sharp

Not to be confused with J or J++.
Visual J#
Paradigm Object-oriented, structured, imperative
Developer Microsoft
First appeared 2002 (2002)
Stable release
v2.0 Second Edition / 18 May 2007 (2007-05-18)
Platform .NET Framework
Website msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vjsharp/default.aspx
Influenced by
Java and Visual J++

Visual J# (pronounced "jay-sharp") programming language was a transitional language for programmers of Java and Visual J++ languages, so they could use their existing knowledge and applications on .NET Framework.

J# worked with Java bytecode as well as source so it could be used to transition applications that used third-party libraries even if their original source code was unavailable. It was developed by the Hyderabad-based Microsoft India Development Center at HITEC City in India.[1]

Fundamental differences between J# and Java

Java and J# use the same general syntax but there are non-Java conventions in J# to support the .NET environment. For example, to use .NET "properties" with a standard JavaBean class, it is necessary to prefix getter and setter methods with the Javadoc-like annotation:

	/** @beanproperty	 */

…and change the corresponding private variable name to be different from the suffix of the getXxx/setXxx names.

J# does not compile Java-language source code to Java bytecode (.class files), and does not support Java applet development or the ability to host applets directly in a web browser, although it does provide a wrapper called Microsoft J# Browser Controls for hosting them as ActiveX objects. Finally, Java Native Interface (JNI) and Raw Native Interface (RNI) are substituted with P/Invoke; J# does not support Remote Method Invocation (RMI).

JavaWorld said: "J#'s interface to the .NET framework is solid, but not as seamless as C#. In particular, J# code cannot define new .NET attributes, events, value types, or delegates. J# can make use of these language constructs if they are defined in an assembly written in another language, but its inability to define new ones limits J#'s reach and interoperability compared to other .NET languages."[2]

Future of J#

In January 2007, Microsoft announced:[3]

A link to download Visual J# 2005 Express Edition is no longer available from Microsoft's website; however, the old link which was previously available was as of 2016 still valid.[6]

Visual J# is out of mainstream support but "Visual J# 2.0 Redistributable Second Edition released in 2007, with support continuing through to 2017 (5 years mainstream and 5 years extended support) on EN-US locales."[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ S Prasanna, Microsoft's VJ#.Net is made in India, Express Computer, 29 July 2002 – invalid link !
  2. ↑ http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2001/jw-1121-iw-jsharp.html
  3. ↑ Microsoft Developer Network, Visual J# Product Announcement, 10 January 2007
  4. ↑ Visual J# 2.0 Second Edition Redistributable Download, Microsoft Download Center
  5. ↑ Calling J# code from .NET 4.0
  6. ↑ Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
  7. ↑ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb188593

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