Thanks... I will take a peak at those.

>Start here:
>http://faq.programmerworld.net/programming/best-java-ide-review.html
>(not sure the date but it has the ones I checked)
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>I tried some of them and I can say this: if you use websphere you are practically cheating and not even writing code. :o) I liked NetBeans but am getting used to Eclipse for android development...
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>>Do you happen to know if there is a nice integrated environment for Java like there is for Visual Studio? with good UI tools, etc., etc., etc. Perhaps I am missing something, but I haven't been able to find one.
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>>>>>Any thoughts welcome.
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>>>>I would definitely go C#... it has more and better code examples... all the "pros" use it, etc. etc.
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>>>>Also, VB isn't trending well:
>>>>http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/paperinfo/tpci/%28Visual%29_Basic.html
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>>>>compare to C#:
>>>>http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/paperinfo/tpci/C_.html
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>>>>If you're learning a new language from scratch you might also consider Java. With Java you have built-in cross-compatibility between Windows/Macintosh/Linux. I'm not sure I'm willing to put all my eggs back in Microsoft's basket - they haven't earned it and I'm not so sure Windows is ever again going to be the dominant force it once was.
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>>>I think for future employment (if he is not going to be self-employed his whole life) he cannot go wrong with C# or Java...