.NET versus J2EE 1

[randysmid]

Hi,
I am posting this in both the VB.NET forum and J2EE. Our organization has decided to choose between .NET or J2EE.

1) Can anyone provide information that will help us in our decision?
2) Has anyone worked with both java AND VB.NET, and come up with their own preference? If so, why have you chosen the tool you are now using? If it was a company decision that you had no control over, which tool would you have preferred?
3) We will be using an Oracle database as one of our backends, and this database is on the opposite side of the U.S. Any thoughts on which development strategy is best considering this scenario?
4) We have a substantial investment in Windows 2000 at our corporate headquarters. Thoughts?

Any ideas, thoughts, concerns, etc. are greatly appreciated!!!

HTH,
Randy Smith
California Teachers Association

 

[palbano]

For me Java was a heavy favorite for server side development until .NET was introduced. .NET obviously levels the playing field dramatically.

If the following are requirements then Java should be considered

Platform compatibility, i.e., might need to move to Solaris etc.
Development team has serious Java experience vs. Microsoft development tools
3rd Party product restrictions i.e., WebSphere, Apache etc.
Legacy Java products must be integrated


If the following are requirements then .NET should be considered

Only needs to run on MS Platforms
Development team has serious Windows dev. experience vs. Java experience.
3rd Party product restrictions available only on Windows platforms.
Legacy Windows projects must be integrated.

-pete

 

[randysmid]

Pete,
Thank you for the quick response, and balanced opinion!!! A star for you!!! HTH,
Randy Smith
California Teachers Association

 

[palbano]

No problem.

It would be great if you would post back to this thread the descision your group makes and some of the primary issues that were considered.

-pete

 

[randysmid]

Yes,
I will do that. By the way, keep up the great work as a top tipster in this forum!!! HTH,
Randy Smith
California Teachers Association