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.

Let me make a few guesses on the Sun Java iPhone killer platform: It will be open source, but not GPL v2, nor v3, nor CDDL; nor will it come with a Microsoft compatibility (and no-sue clause ...

Applets may no longer be in vogue, but opinions vary whether Oracle's Java Web Start is a viable alternative ...

When people ask me why I prefer IntelliJ IDEA for Java development, my answer usually comes down to one thing: it feels like ...

First, why is Java cross-platform? Let's dig into the history of the language first. Sun Microsystems, the inventor of Java, was a popular vendor in the computer workstation market in the 1990s. As ...