Registering for next semesters classes, should I take C# or Java???

Which do you all recommend? I'm more of a web developer and currently do HTML, CSS, PHP, and Javascript so I would think Java would be the way to go...but I have an equal interest in C# and would love to learn that side of things as well. What do you all think?

I don't know about C# or Java but I do know a bit o C++. My teacher says it's best to learn C++ before Java because they're pretty similar. If C# is similar to C++ then I suggest you start with C# and then learn Java by yourself.

I don't know about C# or Java but I do know a bit o C++. My teacher says it's best to learn C++ before Java because they're pretty similar. If C# is similar to C++ then I suggest you start with C# and then learn Java by yourself.

lancea34

Im in cs161 learning python which is so stupid as every cs162 class is c++ at my school. Also my prof doesnt even like/use python wtf?

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I don't know about C# or Java but I do know a bit o C++. My teacher says it's best to learn C++ before Java because they're pretty similar. If C# is similar to C++ then I suggest you start with C# and then learn Java by yourself.

JigglyWiggly_

Which do you all recommend? I'm more of a web developer and currently do HTML, CSS, PHP, and Javascript so I would think Java would be the way to go...but I have an equal interest in C# and would love to learn that side of things as well. What do you all think?

lordlunch2

don't be fooled by the words javascript, it has nothing to do with java apart from have the same 4 letters.

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Which do you all recommend? I'm more of a web developer and currently do HTML, CSS, PHP, and Javascript so I would think Java would be the way to go...but I have an equal interest in C# and would love to learn that side of things as well. What do you all think?

jockie_chan

don't be fooled by the words javascript, it has nothing to do with java apart from have the same 4 letters.

C++ is harder? Then I guess I won't have problems learning other languages because I find C++ to be relatively easy.lancea34

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I don't know about C# or Java but I do know a bit o C++. My teacher says it's best to learn C++ before Java because they're pretty similar. If C# is similar to C++ then I suggest you start with C# and then learn Java by yourself.

JigglyWiggly_

Well, C/C++ is the main programming language that both java and C# are derived from. Think of C++ as the father, so i'd think it'd make sense to learn that first. i also disagree about it being harder.

C# is Microsoft's version of Java. It is mainly used for .NET programming. Java is more popularly used than C#. Both are "easier" than C++ in the sense that C# and Java hold your hand through every step (no memory management. Automated array-bounds checking. etc). Both require some grasp of OO-design to use effectively. I say learn Java unless you REALLY want to get into .NET in the future.

Learn Haskell like a boss.forgot_it

Hell no. Prolog is where it's at.

If you can learn both, I'm in a class that teaches C#, Perl, LISP, ForTran, and COBOL, and this is after learning C++ in an earlier course.

If you can learn both, I'm in a class that teaches C#, Perl, LISP, ForTran, and COBOL, and this is after learning C++ in an earlier course.

CJL13

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If you can learn both, I'm in a class that teaches C#, Perl, LISP, ForTran, and COBOL, and this is after learning C++ in an earlier course.

JigglyWiggly_

You should really learn PILOT or Logo.

You should really go for C# if you're ever planning on actually working in this field.

Java is a jdecent language on its own, except its pretty much junk in any kind of business environment. The one and only advantage on Java is platform independance - and im not aware of a single instance of Java where thats actually used on a regular basis.

You'll get a hell of a lot more "real-world" experience using C#. If you need any more proof, feel free to look at any job recruiting site and search between C# and Java, and i can promise you you'll get far more C# hits.

Java is a jdecent language on its own, except its pretty much junk in any kind of business environment. The one and only advantage on Java is platform independance - and im not aware of a single instance of Java where thats actually used on a regular basis.XaosII

I think by "this industry" you mean games. I can't argue that C# isn't more useful in that arena, but as someone who has worked for many many years in corporate business software, Microsoft's .NET environment has not come close yet to replacing J2EE in enterprise software. Java is used far more widely than C# for most business applications, particularly large enterprise applications that require platform independence.

For web Java is more useful i think but a lot of companies do use C# to make dynamic pages with ASP.net. Also take a clas in SQL if you haven't already and possibly something including OLAP DBs, big sites are really just database frontends.