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Honestly, as it currently stands, Java appears to me as merely a pared down version of C#. C# shares nearly all of the same major features, while adding in more
by Orangeair 11y ago
Honestly, as it currently stands, Java appears to me as merely a pared down version of C#. C# shares nearly all of the same major features, while adding in more useful ones like properties and Linq, plus the promise of many new features on the horizon, like the null propagating operator. All of those, plus the rest of Microsoft's development ecosystem, make it a much nicer language overall.
The only reason I don't think C# has taken over Java yet is because of how entrenched Java is, and it's wide cross-platform support. With mono, Silverlight, and Microsoft's newfound love for open-sourcing however, I think those arguments would be pretty much null if Java were to be introduced today.
- imron 11y ago> The only reason I don't think C# has taken over Java yet is because of how entrenched Java is A far bigger factor is that C# is (or at least was) Windows only.
- carlosdp 11y agoWasn't C# developed after Microsoft failed to buy Java from Sun?
- lnanek2 11y agoWorse, they took Java, put Windows only stuff in it, and Sun sued them...
- anon3_ 11y agoDo you have any links / sources to back this story up? I haven't heard about this before.
- volida 11y agoThis was back in the 90s, when Microsoft had their own JVM and own version of java called j++
- zaszrespawned 11y agoi STILL REMEMBER VISUAL J# AND vISUAL j++
- mikestew 11y agoI hesitate to pull the "Google is your friend" card, but this is one of those stories that's so well documented that a three word query will keep you reading relevant articles all weekend.
- anon3_ 11y agoWhat's bad about LMGTFY is it assumes Google's results and articles would lead me the correct and objective sources - in a perfect vacuum - where you assume I know what to even query. C# and Java bring up a lot of things - and guessing won't necessarily reveal the context of what was in conversation. In my opinion, the LMGTFY peanut gallery tend to be the glib one's. Always going for the short, clever smirks, never the depths, the wisdom; teaching others. What's most toxic about this kind of - I assume well-intention people's behavior - I literally find myself Googling, and every now and then, hopefully an answer on forum thread where they say "Just Google it", "Just search it on the forum".
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- SAI_Peregrinus 11y agohttp://www.javaworld.com/article/2077055/soa/what-does-sun-s-lawsuit-against-microsoft-mean-for-java-developers-.html http://www.javaworld.com/article/2077055/soa/what-does-sun-s...
- Turing_Machine 11y agoIsn't Silverlight effectively dead for new development? I know it won't even run in Chrome any more, and it's been several years since Microsoft issued any updates.
- Orangeair 11y agoYes, but after the most recent Chrome update, that's just about as functional as Java applets are.