C# or PHP

[Ebrahima]

Hey

I need your opinion . I want to develop web application which take the heart rate from fitbit charge 2, so which easier and best choice ASP.NET with C# or PHP? Thank you so much:)

[Gondwana · Accepted solution]

For Charge 2, you'll have to use the Web API (only). The most difficult bit is the oauth stuff. You may want to use a library for this. There's at least one for each of the languages you mentioned; see here. Have a look at each one and see which seems easier to integrate into your environment. You might also want to consider the state of maintenance of each library.

If you're able to do your own oauth stuff, then this consideration doesn't apply.

[Ebrahima]

Thank you. Could you tell me how to check the maintenance of the library from your experience? Thank you so much 🙂

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[Gondwana]

I'd have a look at the respective github (and related) pages to try to get a feel for it. The C# library seems to be somewhat between versions, so that could be a risk or an opportunity.

I use the php library, and it hasn't let me down yet. But my needs are humble.

[Ebrahima]

Thank you so much 🙂