Which is better C# or JAVA?

[warren_]

As you are doing C/C++, you should go for C# because your basics will be revised while learning. Moreover C# is faster to develop in (especially GUI design), has a better IDE then any of the various Java IDEs out there, can perform lower level operations (fixed statements and unsafe code). For online tutorials you can try these sites
http://edufire.com
http://www.programmingtutorials.com/

[retailworld]

I would have said C#

But I spend my days using PHP so I'm not that familiar with either TBH.

[quikshop]

I am new to this coding world. Recently I have started with Turbo C/C++. What next should I go for c# or java? Are their any online tutorials available through which I can start by myself?

The natural progression would be C# but why not learn both? If you are going to be using C# for web development I can highly recommend the book 'ASP.Net Unleashed' which takes you into the .Net development framework which can be programmed with C#, VB.Net, Cobol.net (!) and a host of other programming languages.

[david64]

What do you want to learn programming for? Different languages are better for different things and have different pros and cons.

Personally, I'd go for Java because it's not made by M$ :) The main benefit being that Java apps can be used across different OS.

[retailworld]

Did you settle on one language?

Welcome to the forum David :)

[alex.p]

I don't think it's possible to instantly declare a winner. Each is good for it's own purpose. I'm not sure what purpose you're using the languages for but if it's to develop EPOS systems then Java due to the main standard being JavaPOS plus the useful ability for Java to be cross-compatible. The JavaPOS till libraries are also useful but I think there's an equivalent C-based standard called UPoS or something.

If you're using it to do real-time atomic calculations then C# due to Java's inability to use primitives in generics (only their wrapper classes). I prefer Java due to the extensive API but that's my own preference.