Re:Ask HN : Which should I learn : C# or Java
by geuis on Sunday November 16, 2008 @01:25PM
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Man I know that I'm gonna get burned for saying it, but java isn't all that it's cracked up to be. I've worked for two companies that are java-based and both experiences have been horrible. Except for a handful of people, every java "engineer" I've known has been a siv. The ones that rock happen to just know java in addition to experience in other languages. Point in case, we are implementing some new web apis soon. I have been extolling the benefits of JSON and REST. Friday, the manager/lead java dude that is in charge of our 10+ engineers and making critical technology decisions asks me, "So, what is JSON"? Oy...
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Re:Ask HN : Which should I learn : C# or Java
by bdittmer on Sunday November 16, 2008 @01:52PM
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Clueless management is platform independent.
Re:Ask HN : Which should I learn : C# or Java
by michaelneale on Sunday November 16, 2008 @06:08PM
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And so is the law of averages - its a popular platform ;)
Re:Ask HN : Which should I learn : C# or Java
by axod on Sunday November 16, 2008 @03:21PM
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"java isn't all that it's cracked up to be"
"every java 'engineer' I've known has been a siv"
It depends if you're learning a language to build stuff, or to work with good people (community). As a language, I'd say java rocks most of the time and does a good job of things.
It's similar to javascript. A large number of people who program javascript are really pretty poor programmers, who just program by trial+error, or copy+paste code they found on the web. This doesn't mean javascript as a language is bad though. It just attracts a wide range of users.
Re:Ask HN : Which should I learn : C# or Java
by jcromartie on Sunday November 16, 2008 @03:19PM
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"Java programmers" are the worst part about programming in Java. There are plenty of smart people doing smart things on the platform, but you won't find them on the average project due to the fact that it seems like every idiot programmer on the planet works in Java too. Perhaps it is second to VB in this regard, but I am not sure.