Which approach is Best to use Java or C# or serialport communication?

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Hello,
I want to write a program for a device that will communicate over the serial port. I have never done this before so I just want to ask that which platform will be best for this kind of communication? Java or the .Net (C#)?
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Posted 20-Apr-14 23:47pm

Nosheen Javed

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2014-04-21T00:00:00

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Platform choices are usually done for external factors other than programming, like on what device you want to run on? what you are comfortable with?

You can do serial port programming on Java and .net equally well, so the choice is up to you.

Posted 21-Apr-14 0:00am

Mehdi Gholam

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Nosheen Javed 21-Apr-14 6:03am

Actually I am a C# developer but my Boss like Java. So is there any point that .Net is more powerful than Java?

Mehdi Gholam 21-Apr-14 7:54am

"powerful" should not be you focus, since they do the same thing.

Nosheen Javed 21-Apr-14 8:23am

But as far as Java is concerned I have searched the web regarding javax.comm library but I think it is not available now. Which library can I use for serial communication for java?

Mehdi Gholam 21-Apr-14 10:16am

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/900950/how-to-send-data-to-com-port-using-java

RahulMGunjal · Answer 2 · 2014-04-21T00:07:00

Are planning to host your application on windows or unix based server? If you have good hand in C# and it will be hosted on Windows based server at the client side, you can use C# very well.

If you are not sure then you can think of Java. Syntax for Java and C# is pretty similar but implementation differs.

Choice is yours.