The short answer is that .NET provides a way for developers familiar with languages like C++, Java, or JavaScript to write enterprise-scale code that is portable across platforms.

Java creator James Gosling this week called Microsoft's decision to support C and C++ in the common language runtime in .NET one of the "biggest and most offensive mistakes that they could have made".

New Age C++. What .NET Developers Must Know about C++ Classes. C++ does things differently than C# or Visual Basic, especially when it comes to class construction. Take this tour to learn about the ...

C++ ranks higher than Java in the Tiobe language popularity index for the first time ever, dating back to 2001. Java slipped to a new low in the latest edition of the index. The December 2002 ...

Microsoft has released a new programming tool aimed at attracting Java developers to its .Net software strategy. At its Tech Ed 2002 Europe developer conference Monday, Microsoft released the ...

However, most Java-based developers would rather not do that "because it's fairly fragile and difficult to debug," Anuff said. While using the SOAP-based RPC mechanism inherent within .NET to bridge ...

Visual J# .Net consists of a Java language compiler, JDK-level 1.1.4 class libraries, and a tool to upgrade compiled Java byte code to Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which is useful for ...

Java is greatly influenced by C++. C and C++ are where Java gets its syntax. ... To run Java, programmers need Java Development Kit, or JDK, while C# uses the .NET framework.

In both .NET and Java, the garbage collector is smart enough to detect and release circular references. Dealing with circular references in C++, however, isn't as simple. Listing 2 contains a buggy ...

Java creator James Gosling this week decried Microsoft’s support of C and C++ on the Common Language Runtime (CLR) in .NET.