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Java is a derivative see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Programming_Language_language Oh and here is another good read http://ei.cs.vt.edu/book/chap1/java_hist.html

I would say C++ is the best route. Especially since all of the c language is contained in C++. C++ is also good because several other languages are derivatives of it such as Java. Java share a lot of similarities to C++ in its syntax.

Here is a site with a bunch of options. http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/cpp.shtml