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What is Difference between Java and ABAP?

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What is Difference between Java and ABAP?

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Hi...

Putting across the simple differentiator,

ABAP is the programming language for SAP whereas Java is a programming language of SUN Microsystems.

Seeing it from SAP perspective, the SAP R/3 system has a ABAP stack and a Java Stack. Any process cusutomisation on the R/3 will be done by ABAP whereas the Java stack is used for providing a wrapper on top of your R/3 system which gives the flexibility of using SAP Netweaver components like Portal...

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Karthik