Java Pros and Cons

[t_girgin]

Hi All,

I am curious about the pros and cons of Java compared to the .Net platform.

I am working on embedded systems and I do not have hands on experience in either platform though I have some experience with Access VB and I have gone through the pages of a Java Book.

I have browsed through the Internet and found some info but I could not find an answer to this fundamental question:

Which one is suitable for which kind of applications?

Does anyone out there has a reference document or a link or an idea?

Cheers,

Taner

[ArchAngel]

I'm guessing that you haven't really found a document detail this because there isn't really an answer.

You can do pretty much anything in either. Mobile-device programming - you could use either. Desktop development - you could use either. Large scale enterprise development - you could use either.

People will argue about the relative merits of each technology, but personally I think it's mainly personal taste and preference.

[t_girgin]

Hi,

Thanks for your quick reply..

I was guessing that not being able to produce executables and relying on a kind of interpreter (Java Machine) would slow things down and this might limit Java applications to high performance / high volume enterprise systems -except embedded systems with Java processors. Any ideas for this specific point?

Cheers,

Taner

[ArchAngel]

Probably true, but I'm always surprised at the number of places where Java gets used where you'd think it'd be too slow.