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Computer programming and bodybuilding are not often mentioned in the same sentence. But they should be. What Arnold Schwarzenegger said about bodybuilding can apply to programming as well: “To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.” Read More
Since before the World Wide Web was out and about, programmers have loved to debate over which languages are better. What started out as a debate over which had easier syntax has evolved quite a bit. Today you may be wondering about what to develop your applications in: C# or Java? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of selecting C# over Java. 
As technology evolves, the underpinnings of that technology need to change. Or do they? While Fortran is no longer the dominant language, there is still a large amount of code out there written in it. That code will likely never be updated. And so that brings us to Java. Is Java on the way out? 
Will JavaScript take over the programming world? Or is it a lady already wearing too much make-up, only getting worse? This question has been up for discussion on the 