First, some background. I was introduced to Java before C# during my college days (around 2004-2005), but since graduating, have not done any Java development. Instead, I've been almost completely in ...

Tiobe survey has C# nipping at C++'s heels in popularity, but C++ holds edge in growing mobile development field Microsoft’s C# language appears set to overtake C++ in regard to its popularity with ...

Java is the underlying code for the Android OS. But one company has changed all that, ripping out most of the Java and replacing it with C#. That means .NET developers can code in a familiar language ...

SAN FRANCISCO & GOTHENBERG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xamarin today announced that it has acquired RoboVM. Xamarin is the leading enterprise mobility solution and the only mobile application ...

Microsoft announced the 2.0 release of the Java Language Conversion Assistant (JLCA), a tool designed to provide Java developers with a smooth transition to Web services and Web- and Windows-based ...

"The gap between C# and Java never has been so small," says the latest edition of the TIOBE Index of programming language popularity. "Currently, the difference is only 1.2 percent, and if the trends ...

Jeremiah is a US-based blogger who bought a Nexus One the day it came out and never looked back. In his spare time he watches Star Trek, cooks eggs, and completely fails to write novels. The majority ...

In brief: According to the Tiobe index of language popularity, the gap between Java and C# is so small that if the current trends remain unchanged, C# will overtake Java in about two months. Of all ...

Demand for technology contractors continues to grow with day rates increasing by an average of 2.8% in the past year, up from 1.8% the year before. According to the survey by recruitment firm Hays, ...