Considering the rapid pace of changes in the software field and the limited courses that a student can take in languages, the question is which languages are crucial for students to learn in an undergraduate IS curriculum. This paper investigates the necessity of teaching C# and .NET in the undergraduate IS curriculum. It explores the pros and cons of .Net versus J2EE for applications development and differences between C#, C++ and Java, and which one may be the best language for teaching first programming course in IS curriculum.
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What Is Silverlight?
Silverlight is a new Web presentation technology that is created to run on a variety of platforms. It enables the creation of rich, visually stunning and interactive experiences that can run everywhere: within browsers and on multiple devices and desktop operating systems (such as the Apple Macintosh). In consistency with WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), the presentation technology in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (the Windows programming infrastructure), XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) is the foundation of the Silverlight presentation capability.
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There’s a new trend in wireless telecommunications, Internet: Internet connectivity via handheld devices. More people are buying wireless handheld devices such as cellular phones, pagers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and they demand access to onlineresources at any timefromany location. Over thepast few years a tremendous number of wireless devices different in their characteristics appeared on market. Developments of web application for these devices become challenging experience due to the following reasons [1]:
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Built on the .NET foundation and optimized for use in small intelligent devices, .NET Micro Framework combines the reliability and efficiency offered by a .NET enabled managed code environment, the strength of the C# programming language, and the professional Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 tools. Sharing existing .NET code across multiple product lines and platforms results in a shortened development cycle and significantly improved productivity.
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Developing programs for multiple languages used to be long and daunting tasks. Changing a program so it can be used in another language used to involve making major adjustments to the original program and sometimes used to require writing a totally different program for the new language. For example, developing a program in English and then changing it so it could be used in Arabic would take making major modifications to the original code, adding routines and introducing new tools to make the changes.
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