While the .NET framework is programming language agnostic, in terms of operating systems it so far purely a Windows 2000 venture. Most analysts maintain, however, that the real substance - and the real risk for Microsoft - remains the software...
The .NET ambition is to own the operating system, the programming language (C#), the development platform (VisualStudio .NET), the applications, the data and the end consumer.iPlanet's Norgrove thinks this is just too much.
The Sharpei mass-mailer worm is rated by Symantec a "low" threat but does represent the first malware to be written in the C# programming language devised by Microsoft for .Net. The worm only infects computers running the .Net framework, however it...
Microsoft has launched a new web services programming language called Visual J# .Net in an attempt to lure developers away from arch-rival Sun. The new language allows developers to write web services applications in Java - the language pioneered...
Borland Software will make a play for Microsoft's .Net developer community with tools based on the software giant's homegrown programming language, C#. Borland is hoping to appeal to companies seeking an alternative to Microsoft and will extend the...
Java, a programming language and other software that can run programs, is a middle layer that makes it easier to move programs from one computer to another. In contrast, Python - a programming language and associated software that's similar in many...