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Old Jul 28th, 2007, 9:01 PM   #2
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In C#, designing forms is very easy, as you can do it all visually, but the same can be said of Java if you use the right IDE. I believe NetBeans supports this, or is bundled with a plugin to provide this support. If you're curious about Java, reggaeton_king seems like a good guy to talk to, as he uses Java a fair bit and seems familiar with various Java IDEs and other tools.

If it were me, I'd go with C#, but that's strctly personal preference. I find C# to be a 'cleaner' language from a syntactic standpoint, since it provides features Java doesn't (properties, operator overloading, and indexers spring to mind). I also find the class libraries in the .NET Framework to be more comprehensive than the Java API, but to be fair, I don't use Java a whole lot. However, if you're aiming for a more cross-platform solution, then Java is probably a better choice.

Thus, my advice: if you're developing for Windows, C# gets my vote. If you want cross-platform, go with Java, coupled with a good visual-type IDE.
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