Is Java 2 the language to learn?

[ajhull]

I apologize in advance for asking a non-technical question in this forum but I am not sure where else to ask it.

I would like to become certified in a programming language and would like to make sure it is the language that is going to give me the biggest payback from my investment of time and money. Is Java 2 the way to go? Or should I be doing VB Net instead?

Adrian
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[sedj]

It completely depends on what type of job you want, where you want to work, what kind of jobs available in your area etc etc.

I would look at the salaries for each langauge in your area.

One thing I would say is that VB.NET is certainly not a langauage I would spend time learning. I think your choice should be more C# vs Java.

That said, most jobs these days don;t just want one langauge, but several, so basically whichever you want !

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[garyweik]

Well, I would give Java a long look. I love it!

 

[timw]

Me too!

 

[egatenights]

I'm from an integration background and Java underpins many of the integration tools in that area. Learning Object Oriented Programming anyway is useful and makes it easier to transfer to C# or Java depending on which you learn. I'd say java because its more portable. Does C# just sit on a windows platform, not sure on that one.

 

[sedj]

C# will run on Linux too

http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

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[developerinlondon]

does the C# also have the massive open-source support and libraries that are now quite easy to find with java?

 

[sedj]

I don't believe it does ...

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