I like the .NET languages but my experience with MS languages is that the tools are expensive and not very good (I haven't tried Resharper). A lot is opaque, so it can be hard to find out why, say, an installer does nothing, or behaves differently on Windows 7 to XP. I realise you don't have to use the MS implementations, but practically you know that someone hired to work with C# is going to expect to use VS, and isn't going to care that their code doesn't build in Mono.
With Java, I can get the guys in tech support who did some programming at uni to have a go at lending a hand in a quiet moment, without worrying about furnishing them with a VS licence or having them use a pirated version. On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That makes me think. Is it far to say that what you program in can >> sometimes be less important that the kind of people you end up working >> with? There are languages I would not normally favour but if I had the >> right people to work with would be a lot happier about programming in >> them. > > I thought sites like this are the proof that the two typically go together. > It cuts to the heart of why so many people dislike "academic" languages, > no? > That is to say, many people stick with the "community" that is Java instead > of moving towards other languages. Often with no legitimate technical > reason any more. I know I've done this. Consider how little is > acknowledged in the .NET side of the world around here? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
