I have to wonder about the future of Java now that Sun is losing one of its biggest supporters. Looks like Linux is the future of Oracle.

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>Here's a good way to start:
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>http://www.aspfree.com/QuickStart/howto/default.aspx?url=/quickstart/howto/doc/languages.aspx
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>This page gives you a side by side comparison of VB.NET, C#, and JScript.NET. Take a look at all the differences in the langagues, and if one really grabs you more than another, choose that.
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>>I had also been thinking in learning Java and entering the Open Source world as an alternative to .NET ... do you think this is a good alternative?
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>Hard to tell what will be the most successfull this early, but my guess is, either platform will do what you want it to do. Right now, Microsoft's tools are ahead of the game, but since Sun ONE is on the horizon you can't be sure. And then there's Borland's offerings. Delphi 6 is supposed to wok with both .NET and ONE, and have a compatible codebase with Kylix, which is like Delphi for Linux.