anti dot-net spew

[George Toft]

Excellent points!!!  Especially about the constant upgrade path.

Consider this:
1.  Assume Java is backward compatible.  I think it mostly is,
and the parts that are not, the compiler warns you about using
a depricated api.
2.  Java 1,0 programs still work in a 1.2 JVM, right?
3.  Sun supports their OS's for 5 years after they are declared
at end of life.  This announcement was made for Solaris 2.6
about a year ago.  Microsoft hasn't supported any product version
for five years yet.  


With these considerations, figure out the total cost of ownership 
for the project, from birth to death.  Use Microsoft's track
record.  You know they will force you to upgrade OS at least 
every 3 years.  Also consider the price of hardware.  Sun boxes
and AIX boxes are more expensive than Intel-based Compaqs or IBMs.

Have fun!

George



Sundar Narayanasamy wrote:
> 
> Joseph,
> 
> This is what I infer by reading .NET, though I might be biased as I have
> successfully worked/implemented quite a few J2EE projects.
> 
>                 1. .NET is not just a framework on how to develop your
> application, you have to buy middle layer support that would enable you
> to run .NET apps. Of course these middle layer products are released by
> M$ and you pay a hefty price for that.
>                     Even J2EE needs J2EE complaint servers to support
> their framework, but you can get better than commercial grade free
> software like JBoss, Enhydra totally free.
> 
>                 2. Even when you buy M$ software, lot of times you have
> to train your employees and/or pay lot of money for support contract
> with M$.( I am implementing MS SMS for our company and had few questions
> about certain things, but when I asked the questions in their News
> Group, one of the M$ representative politely asked me take advantage of
> their current specials on training sessions-- i.e $3000 for one day
> session in Las Vegas)
> 
>                 3. .NET implements M$ way of developing applications
> that are tightly integrated to one another(though they claim otherwise).
> It is not based on MVC model, which any object oriented programmer would
> swear by.
> 
>                4. I haven't yet read field case studies on successful
> enterprise level .NET implementations outside Microsoft; whereas J2EE
> has many to go by.
> 
>                5. And since M$ always ties their software releases with
> Operating System and Servers, you have to upgrade your hardware/software
> regularly to get continuous support from M$ and their vendors. My
> philosophy is - if it works why fix it. ( We have some old Venix
> systems, which we still use actively; they work!)
> 
>                 etc..
> 
> Sundar
> 
> Joseph Gledhill wrote:
> 
> >
> >I need some legitimate reasons not to go with .NET as a development
> >platform.  Any comments would be appreciated.
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >Joseph
> >
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