[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by ttldomination

The syntax is amazingly similar.

The secret of software development is that structures replicate a lot across languages, but the language programmers randomly change syntax. You will eventually find yourself thinking, "OK, how do I do recursive functions in this <blank blank> language." You know the structures are there somewhere -- you just need to decipher how to make it work in THIS language. Using "&&" instead of "and," for example, is just an arbitrary choice from the dim past. YMMV.