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C is a C-like language. C++, being a superset of a language very similar to C, is a C-like language. Objective-C, as a superset of C, is a C-like language.

But Java? and Javascript? They both have C-style syntax, but apart from that they are both very different from C (and from each other).

Please don't say `C-like' when mere `C-style syntax' is meant. (And please don't think that having similar syntax implies any other close similarity between languages.)



From a scope and features standpoint, C++ and Java are quite similar. I would guess that that's why Java made the cut. No idea where Javascript came from, though.




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