Java v/s .NET - Which is Better?

JAVA V/S .NET – WHICH IS BETTER?

Java is:

• A general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based & object-oriented

• A foundation for virtually every type of networked application

• A global standard for developing and delivering embedded and mobile applications, games, web-based content and enterprise software

Basics of Java & .NET

.NET is:

• A Microsoft operating system platform that incorporates applications

• The .NET Framework supports building and running of next gen of applications and XML Web services

• With .NET, you have the ability to create reusable modules, which should increase productivity and reduce the number of programming errors

Openness of the Code

Third Party Integrations

Integrated Development Environment

Speed & Performance

Parameters for Java & .NET Comparison

Career Opportunities Future Prospects

 Openness of Code1

• Java is a somewhat of a cross between open source and proprietary. About 80% of all Java applications are built on open source tools

• It allows applications to run on all possible gadgets without the need to rewrite the code

• The .NET environment allows developers to program in more than 20 languages, including Cobol

• The only hitch is the need to run such .NET applications on Microsoft’s Common Language Runtime, and this almost invariably requires heavy infrastructure

 Third Party Integrations2

• Java is platform independent, with the developer having the freedom to choose any operating system for production and development

• It offers a host of third party integration tools & works through third-party libraries

• Microsoft’s .NET framework offers features and functionality designed specifically for creating and running applications on the Windows platform, though it does support connectivity with non-Windows systems

• .NET-based applications share information with applications running on other platforms seamlessly

 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)3

• Java’s flexibility extends to its Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

• Developers can pick and choose from the four main IDEs : Eclipse, IntelliJ Idea, Oracle NetBeans, and Oracle Jdeveloper, or sundry minor ones

• .NET developers are tied to Microsoft Visual Studio. It provides everything that developers need to develop, debug and deploy most types of applications

• It spares developers the hassle of having to evaluate tools and IDEs in advance, as in the case with Java

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• Java IDEs take their time compiling. Also, it does not have an equivalent to .NET’s “async” and “await,” two markers which mark code positions from where control should resume after a task completes

• Nevertheless, Java 8 offers several improvements – most notably concurrency updates to improve its ForkJoin feature

• Whatever .NET suffers in flexibility, it makes up in speed of execution and performance

• Microsoft .NET framework has three technologies that directly improve its performance: Just-In-Time compilation, garbage collection, and Hyper-Threading technology

 Speed and Performance

5  Career Opportunities

In 2013

The scenario post 2013 has pretty much remained the same. Hiring scenario these days require you to know multiple things.

Java developers are presently very much in demand by a huge margin. Being platform independent, many enterprise applications run on Java. Although .NET is an outstanding framework and C# is an excellent language, they are very much affected by the Microsoft Windows Server platform.

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Instead of worrying about that, why not make yourself future-proof?

Future Prospects

As a software developer, you must be familiar with more than one language. Master one specific language you are currently working on but be well versed with others as well. Be the master of one and jack

of several!

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Our end-to-end programs in core and advanced Java expose learners to real-life projects and help create high-quality Java professionals.

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Programming in Java Course

The Programming in Java course is the first step for developing applications. This program provides an introduction to object-oriented concepts and its implementation in Java technology programs. In addition, it covers syntax and semantics of the Java programming language.

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Java Course Curriculum at NIITIdentify the features of object orientation

Create object-oriented Java applications

Use decision-making constructs and loop constructs

Implement collection framework

Implement error handling and IO functionality

Manipulate files, directories and file system

Create data-centric applications using JDBC

Process strings using regular expressions

Implement Multi-threading and Localization

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We equip learners with knowledge that the IT departments of 21st century enterprises require. Specially designed for Science and Engineering graduates and final year students, the .NET programs are industry oriented and enable students to skill themselves in the popular and fast growing IT industry.

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Certificate Program on .NET Technologies

The Visual Studio .NET IDE is used for rapid application development and enables quick development, trouble-free deployment & installation, maintenance & security. This course will help learner’s skill up with .NET Technologies, enabling them to undertake various complex tasks.

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.NET Course Curriculum at NIIT

Object-Oriented Programming with C#

Introduction to Application Development

HTML 5 Programming

Web Application Development Using ASP.NET MVC

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