I think the reason the open source community hasn't matched .NET in terms of ease of use it that the target audiences are different. (At least from the perspective of the implementors of the technology).
Sun and J2EE / JEE seem to be targeted towards the developer or organization which is very tool dependent. Microsoft is also targeted towards this group but they are just much better at delivering a good, integrated set of tools (I am speaking anectodally, not empirically). I don't think the open source community will ever cater to / target the "drag&drop" developer communities. From my personal experience, I much prefer tools that don't try to over simplify. Instead they give you power and flexibility albeit with a steeper learning curve. This makes the tools much more useful once you get over the hump. Regarding the ease of use vs flexibility and power: How do you have it both ways? What constitutes ease of use? I think ease of use should be judged way beyond the first few days of using a tool. Kind Regards, Ted Slusser --- In [email protected], Dennis Sosnoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > .NET makes it easy to build sophisticated applications, but from what > I've seen this is often abused. I'm working with a client now that has a > WSS configuration apparently obtained by just flipping switches in the > .NET configuration. The result is certainly reasonably secure, but has > multiple layers of encryption and signing that add overhead and > complexity without any additional security benefits. > > I'd love to see an alternative for Java that combines the ease-of-use of > .NET with the flexibility and power of the better Java frameworks. This > is one area where the open source community that powers so much of the > innovation around Java tends to be lacking, though. > > - Dennis > > Dennis M. Sosnoski > SOA, Web Services, and XML > Training and Consulting > http://www.sosnoski.com - http://www.sosnoski.co.nz > Seattle, WA +1-425-296-6194 - Wellington, NZ +64-4-298-6117 > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
