As we stroll down Biased Blvd. let us remember which crowd you are addressing...
That said, let's drive through. Java is a far more mature language for achieving complex work, with enough source code examples and cookbooks to fill those Jolt Cola and Cheeto's nights for longer than a human animal can stay awake. The free (as in beer) IDE's such as Eclipse are easy to use and offer plugins galore. Java can suffer from some implementations in that most coders are focused on implementing the application's business rules and managing data sets, rather than the user interface. Java is the closest language one can get to in the "code once - run anywhere" metaphor. Java supports just about any design pattern or framework you want to throw at it. Java may be the most popular and business prolific language in use today, and is driven by Sun Microsystems.
C# will currently only run on M$ platforms, which in my unapologetic opinion, does not stand up to the reliability and sustainability of *nix. C# can produce some "glitsyer" UI's and it does support some decent back end work. To my knowledge (I gave up M$ Enterprise Architect Virtual Studio a couple years ago) C# is entirely supported by the M$ framework and does not lend itself to the same scalable applications that Java cleanly supports. C# is driven by M$ and in the business world has substantially smaller pockets of acceptance.
You may find that KDE may require licenses for an OSS, whereas GTK+ is free (in the BEER and license definitions). FWIW, I use KDE on a daily basis, but program using GTK. The widgets are a bit more old school but they also save a lot on memory, which directly impacts the user experience on older computers. In a past experience that comes to mind, the GUI interface is all important for acceptance (a woman wanted eggplant colored backgrounds with burnt orange fonts). My rule of thumb: users only appreciate what their eyes see and requires the least brain cells to operate and manage. User experience out trumps features when dealing with the masses. Good luck!
As an American living and working in Canada I can tell you 99% of Americans don't devote 2 brain cells to Canada and Canadians in general. I read a Canadian new paper article recently about anti-American neo-political racism "to the bone" and how Canadians can disagree on most everything but are united in their thoughts about the US and Americans. Thankfully, this has not been my experience in Canada. However, many I know seem to think that Americans have negative impressions and thoughts for Canadians.
What rubbish. Let's talk this over a few beer, ehh?
Stands to reason (at least in M$'s eyes). It just illustrates the concerns about how OO software has sufficient quality to exceed 99% of the users needs.
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As we stroll down Biased Blvd. let us remember which crowd you are addressing...
That said, let's drive through. Java is a far more mature language for achieving complex work, with enough source code examples and cookbooks to fill those Jolt Cola and Cheeto's nights for longer than a human animal can stay awake. The free (as in beer) IDE's such as Eclipse are easy to use and offer plugins galore. Java can suffer from some implementations in that most coders are focused on implementing the application's business rules and managing data sets, rather than the user interface. Java is the closest language one can get to in the "code once - run anywhere" metaphor. Java supports just about any design pattern or framework you want to throw at it. Java may be the most popular and business prolific language in use today, and is driven by Sun Microsystems.
C# will currently only run on M$ platforms, which in my unapologetic opinion, does not stand up to the reliability and sustainability of *nix. C# can produce some "glitsyer" UI's and it does support some decent back end work. To my knowledge (I gave up M$ Enterprise Architect Virtual Studio a couple years ago) C# is entirely supported by the M$ framework and does not lend itself to the same scalable applications that Java cleanly supports. C# is driven by M$ and in the business world has substantially smaller pockets of acceptance.
Oh, and C# is the work of Satan!
Good luck!
You may find that KDE may require licenses for an OSS, whereas GTK+ is free (in the BEER and license definitions). FWIW, I use KDE on a daily basis, but program using GTK. The widgets are a bit more old school but they also save a lot on memory, which directly impacts the user experience on older computers. In a past experience that comes to mind, the GUI interface is all important for acceptance (a woman wanted eggplant colored backgrounds with burnt orange fonts). My rule of thumb: users only appreciate what their eyes see and requires the least brain cells to operate and manage. User experience out trumps features when dealing with the masses. Good luck!
As an American living and working in Canada I can tell you 99% of Americans don't devote 2 brain cells to Canada and Canadians in general. I read a Canadian new paper article recently about anti-American neo-political racism "to the bone" and how Canadians can disagree on most everything but are united in their thoughts about the US and Americans. Thankfully, this has not been my experience in Canada. However, many I know seem to think that Americans have negative impressions and thoughts for Canadians. What rubbish. Let's talk this over a few beer, ehh?
Stands to reason (at least in M$'s eyes). It just illustrates the concerns about how OO software has sufficient quality to exceed 99% of the users needs.