**C** is a system programming language that was developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie.

**Java** was released in 1995 as a SunMicrosystems project.

Here’s a quick ​summary of how core functionality differs between these two languages:

|**Feature**   |**C**   |**Java**   |  
|---|---|---|
|**Programming Paradigms**|Procedural | Procedural and Object Oriented |
|**Approach**|Top to bottom|Bottom to top|
|**Memory allocation**|Uses `malloc`|Uses `new`|
|**Memory deallocation**|Uses `free`|Automatically managed by the garbage collector|
|**Threads**|It doesn't support threads| It supports threads|
|**Calling Functionality**|Pass by value and pass by reference| Pass by value|
|**Portability**|It is platform dependent, thus, it is not portable| It is platform independent







  

# Here's how data types compare
| **Data types**    |  **C**  |  **Java**  |  
|---|---|---|
|*String*|No|Yes|
|*Boolean*|Yes|Yes|
|*Classes*|No|Yes|


Lastly, Java also supports some other useful operations: functions in structures, function overloading, and inheritance. These *don't* exist in C.

# Code
Below is a basic example that ​prints *Hello folks* in both C and Java:

#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
    printf("Hello Folks!\n");
    return 0;
}

class HelloWorld {
    public static void main( String args[] ) {
        System.out.println( "Hello Folks!" );
    }
}

Java

C vs. Java

C is procedural and platform-dependent, while Java is object-oriented, platform-independent, and supports additional functionalities and threads.

Feature	C	Java
Programming Paradigms	Procedural	Procedural and Object Oriented
Approach	Top to bottom	Bottom to top
Memory allocation	Uses `malloc`	Uses `new`
Memory deallocation	Uses `free`	Automatically managed by the garbage collector
Threads	It doesn’t support threads	It supports threads
Calling Functionality	Pass by value and pass by reference	Pass by value
Portability	It is platform dependent, thus, it is not portable	It is platform independent

Data types	C	Java
String	No	Yes
Boolean	Yes	Yes
Classes	No	Yes

C vs. Java

Here’s how data types compare

Code