Re: .NET vs. Java

Andrew Stopford <[email protected]> Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:39:41 +0100
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Hi Jim,

One of the best articles I have seen is

http://java.oreilly.com/news/farley_0800.html
<http://java.oreilly.com/news/farley_0800.html>

I would add that with your teams already good understanding of Microsoft
tools it does provide them with a solid basis to learn .NET technologies.
Personally I found a knowledge of ASP and VB helped me in learning ASP.NET
and VB.NET, learning Java/J2EE would have taken a lot longer.

Cheers

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: Schram, James [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 16 August 2002 02:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DOTNET-ADVOCACY] .NET vs. Java


Hi All,

The company I am employed by (I've only been here a month) is un-decided on
what path to choose: .Net or Java.  The IT shop is mostly Microsoft (SQL
Server, VB, ASP).  Over the last year, the person I replaced was
investigating Java - to the point where some money was spent on purchasing
tools and developing the beginnings of a framework, but other than that, no
major financial investments have been made.  Since the individual with the
majority of java knowledge has left, the company is again revisiting the
decision.  The remaining IT staff is well versed with Microsoft tools and
technologies with very little exposure to Java.

I've Googled ".NET vs Java" with a lot of returns.  But a lot of what I have
read has come from biased sources (on both sides of the argument).

Can anyone recommend some articles or sites that attempt to treat the
subject without bias that list the criteria and how each platform measures
up?

Thanks,

Jim


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<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Jim,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>One of
the best articles I have seen is</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://java.oreilly.com/news/farley_0800.html">http://java.oreilly.com/news/farley_0800.html</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
would add that with your teams already good understanding of Microsoft
tools&nbsp;it&nbsp;does provide them with a solid basis to learn .NET
technologies. Personally I found a knowledge of ASP and VB helped me in learning
ASP.NET and VB.NET, learning Java/J2EE would have taken a lot
longer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Cheers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122553513-16082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Andrew</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Schram, James
  [mailto:[email protected]]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 16 August 2002 02:04
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> [email protected]<BR><B>Subject:</B>
  [DOTNET-ADVOCACY] .NET vs. Java<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
  All,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>The company I am
  employed by (I've only been here a month) is un-decided on what path to
  choose: .Net or Java.&nbsp; The IT shop is mostly Microsoft (SQL Server, VB,
  ASP).&nbsp; Over the last year, the person I replaced was investigating Java -
  to the point where some money was spent on purchasing tools and developing the
  beginnings of a framework, but other than that, no major financial investments
  have been made.&nbsp; Since the individual with the majority of java knowledge
  has left, the company is again revisiting the decision.&nbsp; The remaining IT
  staff is well versed with Microsoft tools and technologies with very little
  exposure to Java.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've Googled ".NET
  vs Java" with a lot of returns.&nbsp; But a lot of what I have read has come
  from biased sources (on both sides of the argument).&nbsp;
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone
  recommend some articles or sites that attempt to treat the subject without
  bias that list the criteria and how each platform measures
  up?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial
  size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=929305112-16082002><FONT face=Arial
  size=2>Jim</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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