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I would like to state my views on couple of points mentioned on this thread. 1) It is generally claimed by Microsoft that any language can be made to produce IL code and thus .NET has many languages compared to Java that has only one language. This is only partly true because of the following reasons: i) Same can be done with java also, if the specifications for java byte code are available. ( I don't know if they are). This isn't something revolutionary about .NET ii) Languages sometimes have to be heavily modified so as to make them compatible with the .NET platform. Take VB for example. There is hell lot of a difference between vb 6 and vb.net. In fact vb.net is like learning a new language. The only advantage you might have is *some* similarity in the syntax between the original language and .NET compatible language. And some languages can't produce IL code at all if they aren't strongly typed like java script, vb script. 2) another advantage claimed by .NET is that is uses JIT compiler. JIT compilers are also (freely) available for java. Param Bir Singh ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/5cFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any comments or questions, submit it on the message board. NO spam/ads/job posting or you will be BANNED from this group. Exception can be made it happen by notify me ahead of time. all new members' message will be verified by me (spam..) before it get posted. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To reply to this message, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/java_official/post?act=reply&messageNum=17284 Please do not reply to this message via email. More information here: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/messages/messages-23.html <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/java_official/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
