RE: .NET vs. Cocoon

[Robert]

Hello Jeremy,   While I have not done any real comparisons, seeing as .Net isn’t even viable yet, the one thing that I always argue is that with ASP, you really can’t do the kind of frameworks that you can with a J2EE/Java solution. Take a look at Cocoon, Struts, Turbine, JetSpeed, etc, etc, etc. How many frameworks do you see for ASP?   Granted, .Net is supposed to be heavy into XML, and Microsoft does have a fast XML parser, but to do the kind of things you can do with say, Cocoon, would not be easy. Most ASP development is plagued by lots of VB/Jscript, the kind of thing Cocoon, and even Struts to a degree, try to get away from because of the maintenance problems.   Depending on your political environment, a solution like Cocoon *might* be a tough sell. I know that in a lot of companies, not all but many, open source frameworks are hard to sell internally. If you can, Cocoon seems to be a good fit for what you describe.   Robert McIntosh Architect Browsersoft [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Crosbie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:49 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: .NET vs. Cocoon   I work for a company who's presence is mostly associated with the wireless web although we do have a web presence. We support all sorts of devices (PDAs, phones, PocketPC, etc.) with each essentially having its own separate codebase which has become a maintenance nightmare. With WAP2.0 coming soon to a phone near you we want to avoid having to support so many codebases.   We realized this as a problem some months ago and began evaluating different technologies. I had been following Cocoon for some time and now with Cocoon in the release candidate stage it looks to be a solid solution. However another alternative has presented itself in the form of .NET which has gained some momentum. As far as my knowledge goes with .NET I still find Cocoon to be a superior solution to the problem than .NET. Has anyone done any comparisons between the two platforms that they are willing to share? Any information is greatly appreciated.   Jeremy Michael Crosbie Senior Software Engineer go2.com go2Address: US.CA.IRV.GO2