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Comparing Java and .NET is unfair. Java was created in the 90's. .NET is way younger than that. .NET was created with Java in mind, and of course it's a better
by svpino 12y ago
Comparing Java and .NET is unfair. Java was created in the 90's. .NET is way younger than that. .NET was created with Java in mind, and of course it's a better language.
Each language has its strengths.
- ams6110 12y ago.NET was originally supposed to be an embrace... extend... extinguish strategy by Microsoft on Java wasn't it? I seem to remember when .NET first came out people saying that you could almost copy and paste C# and Java code back and forth.
- xtrumanx 12y agoI think J++ was Microsoft attempt at extending Java. According to wikipedia it was Microsoft's implementation of Java. After getting sued by Sun they moved on to .net where C# did look remarkably Java like initially but since it was incompatible with Java I wouldn't call .net a EEE strategy.
- Rezo 12y agoIt's only unfair if you consider Java as done and set in stone. But it doesn't have to be that way, and fortunately it isn't; Java is still improving by adopting ideas which have proven themselves to work in other programming languages. Java 8 is a better language today because of the obvious influence of C# (among others).