You can program in Java (or are learning to.) That's great! But what else can you do with those skills? Are you trapped with Java? Not at all. One of the reasons I chose Java as a language for use in the classroom is that Java programming skills translate so well into skills for other languages. Here are some other languages, and a brief look at what your Java programming skills will give you in the way of a head start, and what differences to look out for. C# (C Sharp) C# and Java are practically the same. C#'s roots are in Java, as is the concept of its libraries relative to Java's API. The libraries differ, but if you're used to Java's API you'll have no trouble getting right into C#'s libraries to find the classes you're looking for. The major development tools are very similar, or, in many cases, you can use the same IDEs for C# as for Java. You can also do cross-platform development in C# just as you can with Java thanks to tools like Mo...
