In fact if you want a software application environment that includes unix in any flavor or has the option of including such -- linux, Mac OS X, or anything other than strictly Windows, you will not want to go .NET (at least not yet, and I suspect not for a long time). From my perspective, .NET is for those who have completely married themselves to Microsoft and plan to continue that marriage for better or worse.
The unfortunate thing is that it is not (yet) really easy to write small-to-midsize quality applications using Java. That's why many have opted for scripting languages such as Perl, PHP, and Python for web-based solutions. When everything is from a single-vendor (Microsoft), you at least have (knock on wood) compatibility and Microsoft has also done well, from what I hear, in making nice development environments. The other side of the house (Java, for example) is not so well coordinated, but that is where I'm spending my efforts none-the-less. It will get there. --dawn Dawn M. Wolthuis Tincat Group, Inc. www.tincat-group.com Take and give some delight today. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Kibbey > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 6:14 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Where Will the .NET Apps Live ? > > Java over .Net???? That just sounds wrong. > > If you have a server environment that's exclusively Unix, you will > probably > want to just stick with most anything except .Net. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 6:28 PM > To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' > Subject: [U2] Where Will the .NET Apps Live ? > > Is there a way to save .Net exe app programs on a Unix box... such that > Windows users can launch these programs directly? > > A lecturer indicated how to save exe apps on a Windows Server. For us > here, > the trouble with this scheme is that it turns 2-tier into 3-tier. That > is, > if the Win Server goes down, clients would be unable to run their ERP > programs. > > This scenario seems to make a compelling case for Java over .NET. > > Comments are welcome. > > --Bill > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
