Bear in mind that's it's not so 1-2-3 as you make it sound. It is my
understanding from the developer of the cobol .net compiler for hitachi
that you must code in a proper subset of the language. I think that if
you want to use .net you are best coding in its native language c#. BenG.
James Alexander wrote:
> Umm....thats not quite correct. With .NET I can use any language I want,
> as long as it has a MSIL compiler. If I want to use Java, I can use
> Java. If I want to write an entire asp.net web app in C++ I can. Am I
> locked in if I choose to use C++? I can use any language I want. On top
> of that there are efforts underway for porting the .NET CLR (common
> language runtime) to other platforms for true platform independence.
> Pretty groovy huh? :)
>
> james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jackie Comeau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 10:28 AM
> To: JRun-Talk
> Subject: RE: Newbie question/Debate
>
> Good question.
>
> With Microsoft, your locked into Microsoft technologies. With Java, you
> can
> select any platform you want. Also, if you move your platform, there is
> little to no rewriting of code (I'm talking J2EE platform). You can go
> to
> any server that is J2EE certified and just move your platform over.
>
> Another advantage is that it's evolving and merging with all the new
> technologies out there. This may be more of a long-term benefit.
>
> As far as running as a platform/server language, it has a head-start
> over
> Microsoft. Microsoft has not released it's .Net yet, has it? But J2EE
> has
> been out since December, 1999.
>
> There are disadvantages with Java. It basically uses only the java
> language. It works with other languages, but it is language-neutral.
>
> As a Java developer, your skills are more transferable. If your a
> Microsoft
> developer, your locked into their skills.
>
> Jackie
>
> On Monday, July 23, 2001 10:09 PM, Bert [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> wrote:
>
>> I know a lot of companies are using Java , Ejb , Oracle
>> and Jsp but what are real the main benefits besides being cross
>
> platform
>
>> than using Asp and Com,Com+ or Asp.net and C# . I know these are
>
> Microsoft
>
>> only platform but what is the real advantage as to using Java in the
>
> real
>
>> world?
>>
>>
>>
>
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