What is C#
C# is an object-oriented programming language, developed by Microsoft that runs on .Net Framework. The name “C sharp” was inspired by musical notations. Here ‘#’ symbol indicates that the written note must be made a semitone which is higher in pitch.
History of Java
The Java language was initially called OAK. Originally, it was developed for handling devices and set-top boxes. Oak was a big failure. However, in 1995 Sun changed the name to Java and modified the language to take the benefit of the expanding World Wide Web development business. 14 years later, in 2009, Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems and took ownership of two of their products Java and Solaris.
History of C#
Anders Hejlsberg is the key contributor to C# language development. In 1999, he built a team to develop a new language which was then called “Cool.”. The project was approved and announced in July 2000 at the.Net Developers Conference. The language was later renamed as C#.
Characteristic of Java
A multi-platform, object-oriented, network-centric, programming language Java can run on almost any computer platform Network-centric It is designed for building object-oriented online applications. It helps you to integrate object-oriented programming model.
Characteristics of C#
Here, is the list of few important characteristics of C# programming language:
Support for automatic Garbage Collection Offers Standard Library Assembly Versioning Conditional Compilation Simple Multithreading Lambda and LINQ Expressions Integration with Windows
Difference between Java and C#
Advantages of Using Java
Here, are pros/benefits of using Java-
Detailed Documentation is available. The large pool of skilled developers available Allows you to form standard programs and reusable code. It is a multi-threaded environment which allows you to perform many tasks at the same time in a program. Excellent performance Huge array of 3rd party libraries Easy to navigate libraries
Advantages of Using C#
Here, are pros/benefits for using C#
Offers proper lambda and generics support Backed by Microsoft Corporation Language Integrated Query (LINQ) Easy extension methods Automatic garbage collection Properties with getting/set methods Automated memory management Backward Compatibility
Disadvantages of Using Java
Here, are cons for using Java-
JIT compiler makes the program comparatively slow. Java has high memory and processing requirements. Therefore hardware cost increases. No support for low-level programming constructs like pointers. You don’t have any control over garbage collection as Java does not provide functions like delete(), free().
Disadvantages of Using C#
Here, are the cons of using C#
Poor GUI .NET applications are written in the C#, F#, or Visual Basic programming language. C# is less flexible as it mostly depends on the .Net framework. The code in C# compiled every time when changes are made. High learning curve
