what is the next best thing about JAVA over .NET except 'platform independent' ?
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Not much. Indeed .NET was developed to include all the features of Java. Indeed .NET can be platform independent as well, the only thing that is missing is a CRE created for an OS different to Windows.\n\nJava has a lot more support from the "Free Software" side, so a lot more things can be found for free on Java than .NET\n\n.NET is installed right inside the new versions of Windows, so people doesn´t need to install addicional pieces of software to run a program.\n\nYou can have amazing Java Editors for free (like Eclipse).\n\nAnd so on, and on... and on.\n\nThe fight can last for ever, and some times it's more a decision of "In which side are you?".\n\nOf course, if you know Java many companies can employ you, and if you know .NET many others will do. But if you know both, that will open opportunities in both worlds.
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Sun's J Studio is the perfect replacement of Visual Studio.NET and the Java Server Faces Technology stands firm against the .NET technology!
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I found www.javaranch.com to be easy to read.  (Suns' tutorials made me want to learn .net.)
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Microsoft dropped support for that a long long time ago. In fact with .net they abandoned Basic syntax pretty much copletely. What I suggest is switching to one of the new basics. \n\nPowerbasic is the closest thing to QB that still survives.  If you look in the Linux basic groups most of those also have Windoze ports. \n\nMost of these also have more power, features and stability than QB ever did.
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java and the .net are one of the most popular softwares for developing systems. however the suitability issue depends on what type of software you are to develop. the .net framework works best for creating windows based application, java probably for business applications and for mobile applications. you could even use C++ if you are well geared with the language
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Yes; java is hot right now and could be a great benefit to you.  It teaches you a lot about low level lanquages and the computer interface to the hardware.  At times though I question the efficency of the language.  It takes a lot of time compared to some tools.
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Use TOBA (see link below)\n\nToba translates Java class files into C source code. This allows the construction of directly executable programs that avoid the overhead of interpretation.
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Phew given yourself a task here laddie....\nAnyhow go to www.wrox.com and they have a whole section dedicated to java,(and just about everything) be patient, be cool and you will get there\n\nGood luck
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Well, .NET coding is also capable of developing applications for mobile devices. You can do it with Visual Studio 2003 and 2005.\n\nBut both have a pretty good future. Java is NOT old and outdated. Java is still very common among (especially) cross-platform and mobile development.\n\nAnd some may argue that .NET is Windows-specific. But it turns out, they're wrong! =)\n\nThere's something called "Mono Project". It allows for cross-platform development using the .NET Framework, using languages like C# and other .NET languages. It does not, however, allow for Windows-specific libraries, such as "System.Windows.Forms" or "Microsoft.Win32". But it's still cross-platform.\n\nC# is very similar to Java. I've done a little Java. But I like C# better, since I started teaching myself and using it about 4 months ago. =)\n\nC# is VERY easy to use when developing database-driven applications. And VS 2005 comes with SQL Server 2005 Express? Yeah, that's great! =)
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Use on of the following.\n1. Symantec Java Cafe\n2. Microsoft J++\n3. Microsoft J#
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in place of java you can use either of the following, depends on which platform you want to load\n\nKaffe\nKissme\nLatte\nJanosVM\nGilgul\nAlta\nkangaroo\njrate\nORP\njikes\njc\njaphar\nwaba\nelectricalfire\nsablevm\nwonka\njupiter\njamVM\njaOS\nCACAO\nOVM\nDynamic java\nGhost Machine\njnode\nJX-OS\nand many more...
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presently java is the best. more opportunities. easy to get job. challenging programming.
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Converting java byte-code into a windows executable defeats most of the purpose of java's portability. But it can be done... two seconds of googling brought up a number of sites...
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I prefer MySQL, but I don't use .net
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If J2EE was as bad as you think it is, why is it so widely used? Answer: it's not.\n\nIt's been a very long time since this technology could be accused of being generally inefficient. JIT and adaptive in-time compilers can actually recompile byte-code into assembley during runtime depending on how it's currently being used. This can produce faster execution in certain cases than C or C++.\n\nMost of the pain comes from starting the runtime, in an enterprise environment this is not an issue.\n\nPS. Remember it's just a specification. If you want to do Java just like C# (ie. compiled and ready to go as a binary), take a look at http://gcc.gnu.org/java/
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A client-side applet.  Everything else (including standalone applications) can be written in PHP either using PHP-GTK, or using PHP compiler from Roadsend, or by extending .Net to support PHP.\n\nThere are, however, things that can be written in PHP, but not in Java, such as applications that do not require a Java virtual machine to run and applications compiled into native executable code...
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J2EE. At least that's my option. :)