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Java vs .NET

Posted by michael on from the flamebait dept.

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."

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  1. random thought of the day by carpe_noctem · · Score: 4, Funny

    Java vs .NET

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

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  2. It's obvious by El · · Score: 3, Funny

    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!

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  3. Dotnet == Java by Nick+of+NSTime · · Score: 4, Funny

    Begun, the Clone() war has.

  4. The prophet sayeth by Hayzeus · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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  5. J2EE by cloudless.net · · Score: 4, Funny

    J2EE is written in all caps too.

    1. Re:J2EE by Xerithane · · Score: 3, Funny

      How do you type a capital-two?

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    2. Re:J2EE by Cramer · · Score: 5, Funny

      The same wayyou capitalize '.'

  6. Answer by r_j_prahad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is Java finished?

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

  7. Isn't that pining for the fjords? Anyway... by podperson · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...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...

  8. Re:Java's not exactly pining for the fields just n by ReallyBigNumber · · Score: 3, Funny
    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.