If work for hire, another way to look at it is to see which one gives you better chances of finding a well paid job. In which case, it really doesn't matter what the tech diffs are between programming languages or development platforms... you just have to scan the job offers and learn whatever relatively required on the job market and also well paid :)

Vlad

>Hi:
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>This is not a "VFP is better than..." or "I'm dropping VFP" post.
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>I presently write code in VFP9SP2 with DBC and SQL Server (just started using MySQL) backends. I now want to also be able to program for the internet and would like VFP user's opinions.
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>Which would you recommend. I am halfway thru a "How To" Java book. The OOP parts is familiar. The strong typing part is different but not that hard to grasp. I see the hardest part as learning the API's. I'm guessing that .Net is the same.
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>Is choosing .Net over Java more like choosing Microsoft over other companies (nothing to do with writing programs)?
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>Or .... Can anyone tell me if Java is better than .Net or visa versa and why?
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>Or .... Is there another program out there that can compete with the above two?
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>So far Java looks promising, but, I plan to purchase a VB.NET book also (or should I try C#?). Questions! Question! Questions! This is driving me crazy!!!
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>TIA