Advantage of C# over Java?

[Urvi]

Hi all,
I once read an article claiming that C# was a combination of C++ and Java. I was recently reading the MSDN article on .NET and it does seem that things like type-safe features and access restrictions which have always been there in Java are now in .NET. So what advantage does .NET exactly have over Java? Is it just the pointer manipulation advantage or more?

[hellswraith]

I think C# is faster than Java. Also, the Windows.Forms namespace offers a much better UI in my opinion

One last thing, I picked up C# like 15 times faster than I did Java. Java always seemed to clunky. I can't explain it....so don't ask...lol

[Urvi]

Hmmm.
Wonder what MS left out to provide that speed advantage??Security maybe :-)

[hellswraith]

I think the security they built in is actually better than with Java. They focused on the security aspect pretty hard. Of course, comparing security would be hard.

[Urvi]

What do you think about the Garbage Collector in .NET??I know that Java's GC is not that good.

[kovan]

the speed aspect of .net is cool
.net framework is optimized for different hardware and OS configurations.. where as JVM is the same for all across.
right now .net is pretty slow because the framework is not built into the kernel, when they release the .NET OS's it will go a lot faster.. smoking java out of the water...

as far as security. as hell.. said.. they are going at it pretty hard and so far no complaints as far as security

[kovan]

Originally posted by Urvi
What do you think about the Garbage Collector in .NET??I know that Java's GC is not that good.

The garbage collection in .net is best to date
simply put

[hellswraith]

Agreed, GC works awesome.

[PT Exorcist]

welll..there is J# but i cant find an answer for that..why da hell there is a J#? what is the advantage of that? the good point of java is that runs good in all machines but J# would need the framework..

[kovan]

umm last time i checked java needs jvm to run
samething with j# and .net programs..

j# was created for java programmers so that they have something VERY close to java when converting

[PT Exorcist]

hmmm yea maybe..anyways...it has some kind of special thing?
c++.net has it advantages, c# has it's advantages and vb.net too..and j#?

[kovan]

there is no advantages.... they are all the same thing when it boils down.. just depends on which syntax u like

its ALL about syntax

[PT Exorcist]

then sucks lol

[kovan]

nahh its cool
if u dont like using Regex to do ur string replacements in cSharp
borrow the Replace function in vb.net and use it in ur c# app.. tahts COOL