Visual Basic .NET is a high-level programming language that was initially developed in 1991 run on .NET platforms. It was the first programming language that directly supported programming graphical user interfaces using language-supplied objects. It supports all the concepts of an object-oriented such as object, class, encapsulation, etc.
Java programming language is a general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems to allow software developers to create web-based applications and other software. It is used in distributed environments. Java-based applications are highly secure, robust, extensible portable, etc.
Differences between VB.NET and Java
| Basis | VB.NET | Java |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Development | It was developed by Microsoft Corporation. | It was developed by Sun Microsystems and is now owned by Oracle. |
| 2. Syntax Derive | Visual Basic syntax derives from Algol. | Java syntax derives from the C programming language. |
| 3. Semicolon | A semicolon is not required. | A semicolon is required in Java. |
| 4. Keyword | In VB.NET Dim keyword is used to declare variable names and their data types. | In Java, there is no use of the Dim variable. |
| 5. Platform Dependency | VB.NET is a platform-dependent language. | Java is a platform-independent language that is it can be run on any Operating system which is able to install JVM. |
| 6. Architecture | VB.NET supports disconnected Architecture. | Java supports connected architecture. |
| 7. Database Connectivity | VB.NET supports ADO.NET database connectivity. | Java language supports JDBC and ODBC database connectivity. |
| 8. Runtime Environment | The VB.NET runtime environment is known as Common Language Runtime. | Java runtime environment is known as Java Virtual Machine. |
| 9. Open Source | VB.NET is not open-source because it requires a Windows License | Java is an Open Sourced Language. |
| 10. Integrated Development Environment | VB.NET uses a Microsoft Visual Studio IDE for developing an application. | Java has various IDE for developing a java-based application such as Eclipse, NetBeans, etc. |
| 11. Testing Unit | VB.NET uses Microsoft Unit Testing Framework for testing. | Java language uses Junit for unit testing. |
| 12. LINQ | VB.NET uses LINQ to define queries in .Net | Java language has no LINQ features. |
