Java vs .NET

CHaN_316 writes "Yahoo is running a story called 'Is Java Finished?' It provides a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of J2EE and contrasts them with .NET. Classic arguments are brought up like Java being great for portability while .NET ties you down to Microsoft products, etc. It's interesting that they bring up the Java Community Process, and how it is a rather slow moving procedure that is causing Java to become stagnant."

Comments

well...

[blackmonday]

Well, obviously .NET is better, since IT'S WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS.

Re:well...

[grub]

If that's the case use some version of BASIC, it has 2 more letters in caps.

random thought of the day

[carpe_noctem]

Java vs .NET

Hrm, reminds me of when two fat ugly chicks in my high school started a cat fight in the hallway.

Re:random thought of the day

[Anonymous Coward]

Except this time it's an 800lb gorilla beating up an ugly fat chick.

It's obvious

[El]

One of them is controlled by an evil monopoly that refuses to turn control over to an international standards organization, while the other is a Microsoft product!

Dotnet == Java

[Nick of NSTime]

Begun, the Clone() war has.

The prophet sayeth

[Hayzeus]

Whilst Java and .NET struggle for supremacy, APL shall return from the tomb of history triumphant once more. And there shall be much wailing and gnashing of teeth among the Javites and the unwashed .NET.ITES, but they will all perish as the light of a new Golden Age dawns, and the thousand year reign of APL begins anew.

And the winner is . . .

[Anonymous Coward]

Assembly language

J2EE

[cloudless.net]

J2EE is written in all caps too.

Re:J2EE

[Xerithane]

How do you type a capital-two?

Re:J2EE

[Cramer]

The same wayyou capitalize '.'

Answer

[r_j_prahad]

Is Java finished?

Of course it is... and this late in the day it's time to switch over to beer anyway.

Isn't that pining for the fjords? Anyway...

[podperson]

...the best comment from Kuro5hin was that the only thing he likes about .NET is that VB's backwards compatibility is broken so maybe folks will learn a real language...

Re:Java's not exactly pining for the fields just n

[ReallyBigNumber]

It would be "pining for the fjords" - considering the Dead Parrot was in fact a Norwegian Blue (remarkable bird, beautiful plumage). Except the shop owner was implying the bird was still alive when he said " 'es pining for the fjords". So your title should be one of:

• "Java's not exactly deceased."
• "Java's not exactly no more."
• "Java's not exactly ceased to be."
• "Java's not exactly expired and gone to meet its maker."
• "Java's not exactly a stiff."
• "Java's not exactly bereft of life."
• "Java's doesn't exactly rest in peace."
• "Java's not exactly pushing up the daisies."
• "Java's not exactly run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible."
• "Java's not exactly and ex-dev-platform."

You know, just for correctness sake.

Re:Java vs. .Net

[Master of Transhuman]

'I just got a call from a VP an hour ago saying "Take a look at Microsoft for the stuff you are doing."'

Give him "Neo's Response":

"How about I give you the finger [display "the finger"] and you give me my phone call?"

But... but... but...

[Anonymous Coward]

We haven't finished our flame war between emacs vs. vi yet!

No fair!

Re:There is no such thing as Java Programmer

[geekBass]

So, I guess, end of Java will end of lot of stupid people who should not have in the programming profession in the first place.

And that will make sure the world is full of those really smart VB developers.

Re:Shoehorn

[ErikZ]

Did you just say that .net will require more programmers than JAVA?

Well then, I support .net.