The difference between C# and Java: Answered

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What is the difference between C# and Java?

A few common factors:
-Simplicity: Java and C# are both made to be simple and easy to learn.
-Free of costs!
-Object Oriontated
-They both support network- and Client-Server- support!
-Both supports GUI applications
-Garbage collection: They are made to avoid Memory leaks and make data sharing easier
-They support Exception handling

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Answer 1

Multi-Platforms:

Java is said to be THE multi-platform programming language because Java can be installed on any platform from Linux, iOS, Windows, OS X, android, etc.
But in reality C# also supports multi-platform programming. C# is also compiled to an intermediate language called MSIL. Which is interpreted and Compiled on run time, it's called a Just-in-Time compiler.
But Java is the "winner" because it can run on more Operating Systems than C# can.

Syntax and Coding:

C# and Java has a similar Syntax so close that in my opinion it's almost the same language. But what devides the two is the way the Programmer can use them.
C# is known to be the more complex language, it supports a lot more default codes that Java doesn't have. Example the Operator code in C#. It can override function like Plus, Minus, Multiply, Devide, etc. This makes it a lot easier for programmers to format their code to make it more readable.

Java has a lot more libraries that C# doesn't have which makes it easier for programmers to use built-in methods and functions. This is a lot more powerful than C#, where you'll need to program your own libraries, or download them, to even get close to the Java libraries.

Each language has it's Pro's and Con's.

I barely touched the surface, and both languages has a ton of characteristics that the other doesn't have.

Sources:
-https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms836794.aspx
-SoloLearn

Answer 2

• C# supports static classes , Java doesn't
• C# has "const" data-type for constants , while Java uses the "final" keyword

Answer 3

just started out with C# and vs 2013 express (Thanks to Chirag for the link)..got to say vs throws eclipse out of the window for ease of use and it blends so easily with C#..