- So which programming
language should you choose? Microsoft's C sharp or Oracle's Java. Let's talk about that in today's video. (upbeat music) Welcome back, my name is Tim Pacheco, with another programming Tip of the Day. Again, the question was C sharp, or Java? which language should you choose? Well firstly in general,
it's not that cut and dry, and I don't really personally
like being on either side of the fence, in other words, I'm not pro Microsoft and anti Linux or I'm not anti Linux and pro Microsoft. I try and keep open to all technologies. And the reason for that,
if you think about it, is it's just a way to make sure you've got the maximum
chance, chance of opportunity, out there in today's business world. so basically if you're
really pushing yourself as an advocate of one technology, and you're very anti another technology, what does that mean? It means the anti technology, you're not ever gonna get it working. So I would try and where possible, to be open minded to things, and you certainly have to still
focus on particular things. I'm not suggesting you learn
30 programming languages and spend years doing that, but to try and keep yourself open
to new opportunities. Now one of the reasons, or one
of the things you can do here is to start off with a
language, C sharp or Java, but then once you've got some good skills under your belt with
that particular language. Learn the other one. The reason for that is C sharp
and Java, are very similar. So once you get the gist of
one, you can learn the basics of the other programming
language quite quickly. And that's because Microsoft C sharp, which came out after Java, is
modelled to a degree on Java, also takes the elements
of C, C++ etc as well. But in general, you'll find
that knowing one language, you'll pick up the second one very quickly and look why not give
yourself that extra language, to give yourself more potential for jobs down the track with both technologies. Now the other reason that
you may want to choose one of the other those is important, is depending on what
you're trying to do so, If for example you wanted to get into Unity games development, then C sharp would be the logical
language for you to choose because that uses C sharp. Likewise, if you want to use Xamarin, which is another technical technology for producing cross platform applications, C sharp would be great for that. Another option would be, if you're looking to create Java desktop applications, might've said Java, but desktop
applications in general, can be done in both platforms,
but if for some reason, you wanted to focus on Java, then obviously, you need to know Java. But, you find that tough on
the back end development. In other words, creating the
apps that do the calculations that do the things behind the scenes, instead of the graphical user interface. A lot of the large fortune
500 companies use Java, but that's because Java has
been around for so long, it's heavily used in that industry. So if you're looking to get into that, then perhaps it's a good
idea to be focusing on Java. Now likewise, if you want to get into Android app development, although you can do it
via Xamarin with C sharp, if you want to specialise
in Android app development then Java would be a good choice for you. So it really does depend on
what you're trying to do, which area you're trying to focus on, as to which technology you should choose, in general, I've got video
courses on both C sharp and Java, because I like both languages. and I think the both
got their pros and cons and it's certainly worth
adding to your resume. So pick one, and when
you've got time consider, that learning the other language, and opens itself up to more
opportunities in the future. Alright, so I hope that helped. If you've got any questions
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