does common language runtime make c# platform independent

[rookie1010]

Hello

Is the CLr microsoft's counter to the JVM?

Does common language runtime make c# platform independent like java?

 

[m3trj]

Yeah it is platform independant technically.

 

[rookie1010]

thanks for the reply

is it just c# or the whole .net (c#,vb.net, asp.net) which is platform independent?

what do you mean by technically?

 

[m3trj]

The whole .NET is.

Technically, because there is no official implementation of the CLR for Linux for instance, just the unofficial Mono. It is not like Java, where there's a JVM for almost every platform. I am sure the future will see this change however.

 

[rookie1010]

thanks for the reply

you mean the whole .NET is platform independent?

what is the unofficial mono?

i guess the compact .net for windows mobile has the potential to become platform independent?

so as a developer i should focus on .net rather than on java?

 

[m3trj]

you mean the whole .NET is platform independent?

Yeah

what is the unofficial mono?

http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

Mono is an unofficial implementation of the .NET framework for Unix. Basically it lets you run .NET applications (written in C#, VB.NET, etc) on a Unix or Linux platform.

i guess the compact .net for windows mobile has the potential to become platform independent?

Probably, don't know much about that.

so as a developer i should focus on .net rather than on java?

Yeah definitely. C# is a nicer language than Java anyway.

 

[rookie1010]

thanks for the reply

why is c# a better language than java?

 

[jaeusm]

It's not. Each language has its own strengths and weaknesses.