RE: .NET vs JAVA
March 15, 2015 at 3:31 am
(This post was last modified: March 15, 2015 at 3:33 am by bennyboy.)
I have a fair bit of experience programming in C# .NET, as well as some C++, but not with Java
In my opinion, ANY time you have portability, you are likely giving up either some efficiency or access to some features. In C#, you can get handles to open windows, over-write the paint procedures for them to do cool stuff, monitor some inputs (like keyboard presses) very directly, etc. In other words, you get to make your program do everything Windows is designed to do-- and this gives your application a consistent, "integrated" feel to it. The Visual Studio designer is also very good, IMO. I can design a form, pop buttons and other controls on it, and make a program that actually does something useful in just a few minutes.
From experience with programming for Android in a Java IDE, I personally don't feel it's as pleasant an experience. But that might just be the lack of hours using it. But I will say this: if you want access to the phone market, you are going to HAVE to learn to work with Android (Java), Windows (C#) and iOS (whatever), or miss out on big parts of the market.
In my opinion, ANY time you have portability, you are likely giving up either some efficiency or access to some features. In C#, you can get handles to open windows, over-write the paint procedures for them to do cool stuff, monitor some inputs (like keyboard presses) very directly, etc. In other words, you get to make your program do everything Windows is designed to do-- and this gives your application a consistent, "integrated" feel to it. The Visual Studio designer is also very good, IMO. I can design a form, pop buttons and other controls on it, and make a program that actually does something useful in just a few minutes.
From experience with programming for Android in a Java IDE, I personally don't feel it's as pleasant an experience. But that might just be the lack of hours using it. But I will say this: if you want access to the phone market, you are going to HAVE to learn to work with Android (Java), Windows (C#) and iOS (whatever), or miss out on big parts of the market.
