Java Or C
 

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Hey..Im in the process of doing alot of R&D for my new system. The system is going to need access to the internet to search and locate items and for updates. I need a little bit advice on lanugages.. Is there a big difference between all the C's Lang. or are they pretty much the same. I was also looking using Java. The last time i read anything on java they were using it from the web but now i hear different. So I guess its between JAVA or The C's can someone give me a little advice. You can aim me or just post on heree thx


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I guess, I might not be really perfect. But Java is usually preferred. I am not saying that this is truly global; but from what I have experienced and heard from people around me. Things are pretty good in java for internet.

I think, what differs, is the approach (procedural or object oriented) [though you can still do OOP in C, search for this] and the syntax. Possibly, how the code would compile to assembly code and/or intermediate code would also differ for languages.

C# is not C. C++ is somewhat, but not entirely, a superset of C. Java is neither. There will be a lot of syntactical similarities, but that's putting a mink coat on a sow and calling it a lady -- not strictly indicative.

Would java be good for a program that's web based.(INTERNET UPDATES and Item located) It wouldn't need internet access all the time just sometime.

Yes, Java would work fine for "a program that's web-based". So would C#. They are very similar languages, allowing you to create "web-based" programs quickly. If you're developing for a Windows environment and wanting to create a GUI, I'd use C#.

If you need it for linux and or windows, I'd go with C or Java. If it's strictly windows based, go for C#. C# has all the power you need, and is much easier.

Java is a great language. It's cross platform (but some things really aren't) and it has a GUI built in the language. I use Java because I program on Linux all the time and most people have Windows. I can whip up a GUI program within a few hours. C is a great language too. Java takes a lot of concepts from C. A lot of people say C can't be OO but it can be but it's just easier to do it with C++ or Java.

I suggest Java to you if you use Windows, want to learn a language quickly, use OOP all the time, have a good frame of mind what you exactly want to do. I looked at C# for a little bit and really found that I prefer Java over it. That's my opinion. Others may or may not agree with me. You can use Java for web or non-web programs, Java 's real power though is in Networking. Also I want to add, Java has the largest framework/API than any other languages.

Are you sure about this? I'm not saying you're wrong, but my references seem to imply that .NET 2.0 is a larger framework/API than Java. Though, whose framework is larger doesn't seem extremely important.

C++ is the better language in my opinion. Having expirience in Java and then decided I wanted to learn C++, I would recomend C++ over Java any day... Unless Java comes out to be more powerfull than it is now in the future...

I read a lot of computer science and programming books and most authors who talk about Java and compare it to other language say that Java has the largest API known today.

How would you figure? Because C++ is more popular for "all-purpose applications"? I find that Java makes a lot of things more easier than C++ does. I am not saying I don't like C++. It's a great language but I prefer Java.