On Dec 22, 12:55 am, xlr82sas <xlr82...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi SAS-Lers, > > Here is the link > > http://tiny.cc/IimQB > > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.perl.misc/browse_thread/thre... > > But I'm wondering (inquiring minds want to know) -- What's the > feeling > in the SAS community with respect to the competition of Java and C#? > Should Java prevail over C#? Or should C# dominate Java? Or does the > community really care one way or another? Which is better for SAS, > and which is worse? > > dice.com has 9,800 jobs posted with 'Java' as a key word, and 4,700 > with 'C#' as a key word, for whatever that's worth. > > I hope Java prevails.

Yeah, but it won't.

(BTW: combine C# with the other languages under .NET for a more accurate comparison. Java only has 1 language in its pantheon whereas .NET has a number of them including Java.)

Why is C# so great? They have the best language designer in the world Anders Hejlsberg and the best features. Check out LINQ, for example.

Java is a language built by a hardware company whereas C# was built by a software company that focuses on languages first and foremost. Distinct advantage.

Alan