Compare the Java and .NET Programming Languages

My topic is:  Compare the Java and .NET programming languages “The future of software development is now expected to be a near 50-50 split between Java and .Net. When making a decision on which technology to bank on, you should really research what types of companies use which technology, and which fits into your career aspirations. Java and .Net overlap in a lot of markets and inevitably each will form definitive niches that will be hard to break until newer model-based programming technologies take over.” Payton Byrd, Java vs .Net – The Professional Software Developer’s Survival Guide **(Below are the instructions from the professor: Your proposal must include: a paragraph (or, more likely more than one) describing the project (the bulk of the text), identifying the audience, and describing your research sources an outline of the paper (a preliminary outline with sufficient detail to allow me to understand your aims, scope, and depth) What I’ll be looking for in your proposal is whether you have: selected an appropriate topic described the topic in sufficient detail for me to know what you are planning to do (the outline will support this) defined a realistic scope – not too large that it cannot be done within the time frame yet large enough that it is worthy of credit identified appropriate research sources (I expect you to follow-up on material you find, thus to go beyond the sources you identify) I review the project proposals to help you (I don’t grade you on them, although it is a required step and approval is necessary). What format? The format that you use for this paper should follow standard conventions for a business report (double spaced, 12 pitch, one-inch margins all around, in-text citations, reference list). An excellent source for specifics is Diana Hacker’s A Writer’s Reference. Pages 306-324 of Hacker (third edition, 1995) include parts of a sample paper. Another information source worth exploring is ESC’s virtual writing center, The Writer’s Complex. Your paper should include: An executive summary Introduction Exposition Conclusion Appendices (if appropriate) Endnotes References Your paper should follow a standard format. The two most common are APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association). How long? In answer to the anticipated question: How long should my research paper be? be certain that it is long enough to have said everything you need to say and not one word longer. If you still need more guidance and if you feel that length of paper is directly correlated with seriousness of intent, unless you are very parsimonious of speech (to the point that you think that Hemingway is a windbag) you will most likely need somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 pages of double-spaced text (cover sheets, appendixes, bibliographies, and the like are all above and beyond this count) to adequately present your findings. Does that mean that 8 pages isn’t long enough or that 12 pages is too long? Not everyone’s writing style is the same. Again, your best guide is: Have I said everything I needed to say?