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Which language is suitable JAVA or C# for simple utility ?

Want to develop a simple tool which installs into windows (xp,7,8,10) and run in background on startup.
It just detect if internal or external USB webcamera is present or not (simple write a log file if camera doesn't exist).

Now my question is which language and IDE is suitable for it ?
JAVA or C# ?

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CEHJ

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Bharpinder Singh

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Any lightweight IDE , you want to suggest?

CEHJ

Isn't there are free version of Visual Studio? This is really not my field ;)

Bharpinder Singh

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i am trying sharpDevelop

Chinmay Patel

Try Visual Studio Community Edition Or Visual Studio Code.

Fernando Soto

You can download the Visual Studio Community Edition (its FREE) from this Microsoft site, Best-in-class tools for any developer Under Visual Studio IDE select Community 2017.

Shaun Vermaak

For an easy library to build a Windows Service look at Topshelf
http://topshelf-project.com/

CEHJ

For an easy library to build a Windows Service look at Topshelf

Are there not tools in Visual Studio to install as a service? Just asking .. ;)

Fernando Soto

The one I posted in my last post.

Shaun Vermaak

Are there not tools in Visual Studio to install as a service? Just asking .. ;)

Yes, but TopShelf makes it 10x easier and you can easily debug by running it as a console app. It adds it's own installation routine too