Which is a wiser choice for an IT professional to take up, Java or .NET?

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cat_dog_ass

Java is mature...however, a beginner may not stand any chance to
compete against industry bigwigs. On the other hand, .NET is newer and
gives newbies a relatively firm foothold, since there are hardly
experienced ppl there. Also, I'm interested in computer security
involving low level coding in C, C++. Which platform will be better for
me keeping this in view?
 
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Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]

cat_dog_ass said:
Java is mature...however, a beginner may not stand any chance to
compete against industry bigwigs. On the other hand, .NET is newer and
gives newbies a relatively firm foothold, since there are hardly
experienced ppl there. Also, I'm interested in computer security
involving low level coding in C, C++. Which platform will be better for
me keeping this in view?

The wise choice is probably proficency in both. Both are capable of
interacting with low-level code but .NET is probably the easier of the two
right now.
 
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Michael Nemtsev

Hello Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP],

I'd say .NET is the next evolution turn of the Java paradigm.

D> D>D> The wise choice is probably proficency in both. Both are capable of
D> interacting with low-level code but .NET is probably the easier of
D> the two right now.
D>
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darrel

Both Java and .net will keep you in the bowels of corporate IT departments.
If you like that kind of thing, either will do. ;o)

..net seems to branch out a bit farther into the medium web shops/it
consultancies...which means you may get to escape cubicle land a bit easier.

Me, I hate cubicle land, and while I like .net, I think PHP or RoR is likely
the path I need to take to get into firms that fit me better.

-Darrel
 
L

Leythos

Both Java and .net will keep you in the bowels of corporate IT departments.
If you like that kind of thing, either will do. ;o)

.net seems to branch out a bit farther into the medium web shops/it
consultancies...which means you may get to escape cubicle land a bit easier.

Me, I hate cubicle land, and while I like .net, I think PHP or RoR is likely
the path I need to take to get into firms that fit me better.

No matter what he picks, he should always remember to code sites that
work in IE and Frameworks/Netscape so that all users accessing the site
can benefit from it. I really hate when a developer codes and only tests
in IE... Almost like they've never learned anything about testing
methods.
 
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Bonggoy Cruz

This only applies to developers who write publicly available web
applications.
 
D

darrel

No matter what he picks, he should always remember to code sites that
work in IE and Frameworks/Netscape so that all users accessing the site
can benefit from it. I really hate when a developer codes and only tests
in IE... Almost like they've never learned anything about testing
methods.

I'm maybe unfairly stereotyping here, but I find that another drawback to
..net shops. They tend not to be just .net. They are microsoft.

They assume everyone use MS Office, MS IE and runs it on in MS Windows.

But, that's not .net's fault. Just another gripe with corporate IT. ;o)

-Darrel
 
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darrel said:
> This only applies to developers who write publicly available web
> applications.


No, it applies to ANYONE that writes *web* applications.

Web != IE.

-Darrel

Darrel,

I should have wrote this MOSTLY applies to developers who write publicly available web applications.

Most corporate environment standardizes on software applications. Be it productivity applications (Office Suite, Corel WordPerfect, StarOffice etc), CRM's or Internet Browser. Like it or not IE has the stranglehold on the corporate browser market. That is true at least in USA.

Having said the above, there is no point spending so much time writing and testing an internal web application (intranet) so that they will run leading browsers when 100% of your users uses IE.

Yes IE != web. But IE rules the corporate environment. That was whole point on my initial post.

Bonggoy Cruz
 

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