Microsoft .NET Development

Using the Microsoft .Net development platform has several advantages.  It is a development platform that has become widely used and accepted in a short amount of time.  Microsoft is always working to be the leader in its products.  In fact it plans out features and release timelines for two complete revisions of almost all of its products.  So while the developers and users are working on .Net version 3.5, Microsoft is already working on future versions and planning beyond that version.  Add to this the large user base, its proven track record, and the wide acceptance of the software users it is easy to see why it is any companies chosen technology.

Even though it is one of the proven technologies it still has competition in some other platforms.  Most notably Java.  Let’s review some of the differences and similarities to Java.  There are enough of each that you could use either but if you want to allow some extra flexibility you might want to seriously consider the .Net framework. As experts in the field image-xl.com we have chosen this as the leader in framework because of its ease of use, popularity and reliability.

The C# language includes a variety of features that are currently not available in Java.  This includes delegates or references, preprocessor directives which allow sections of code to be skipped based of the directive, partial and static classes defining the data types and namespaces to organize its classes.  As the technologies change over time the difference may become more substantial.  Especially with major enhancements in the user community such as Microsoft’s LINQ. Another difference is the capability to use multiple languages in its framework.  Visual Basic, C++, and C# for example.  Java will only allow the single language. 

Microsoft LINQ is a set of extensions to the Microsoft .NET Development Framework that incorporates the language-integrated query, set, and transform operations. It also extends the C# and Visual Basic languages with native language syntax for queries and provides various class libraries to take advantage of these capabilities.  As the user community starts to use LINQ the difference will be more substantial that it is now.  These are just one of the many reasons that image-xl.com is supportive of this platform.

Although these are major differences there are still some similarities.  Just as Java does, Microsoft .Net Development uses a Common Language Runtime or CLR, this allows for Virtual Machines and sandboxes.  This allows for asynchronous memory management and automatic garbage collection.  The language is also Object Oriented in its programming and will run in any business environment no matter how demanding.  Its syntax is very similar to Java.             

Although either can be used it is up to the developer to decide how they will be using the applications designed and what will best accomplish what they want it to do.  Whether this means they need to use Java or Microsoft .Net Development, the decision will have to be the companies and developers as they design the application.