Re: Do you still choose java????

"Alan Meyer" wrote...
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (eeyimaya) wrote...

> > > We choose java two years before to develop
> > > platform independent programs...
> > > But now we have to be platform dependent.

*Have* to be? If it can run on *any* platform, it can run on a *specific*
platform as well...

> > > And some programmers think that we should use
> > > C# for this new program...
> > > I am in doubt!
> > >
> > > Do you still choose java even if your
> > > target platform is Windows???
> > > OR you choose C#???

> To some extent, the choice of language may depend on
> the application as well as the platform.

I do not only agree, but rather think that that's more important than to
enforce rigor in what programming language to use. Though it can simplify
*management* of software development, it can also be counter productive.

One should always try to choose the tools best suited for the task.

More important than to choose which language to use, is to enforce good
program design. A well made design can in most cases be ported to any
language with minimal efforts.

> C# (which I have not used) will probably give you the
> environment that is most Java like and easy to learn
> if you don't know the others, but
> I don't know how compatible it is with older Windows
> environments.

To *develop* .NET-applications you'll need Windows 2000 or later, but .NET
can *run* on any version from Windows 98 and later.

// Bjorn A