Java the language is more like Simula than Smalltalk. But yes, the JVM/runtime i...

cmrdporcupine on June 25, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Java Was Strongly Influenced by Objective-C

Java the language is more like Simula than Smalltalk. But yes, the JVM/runtime is vaguely Smalltalkish, and this is no accident given that many of the key contributors came from Self and Smalltalk lineages.