Re: Which is easier to learn - .NET or J2EE?
From: Kutty Banerjee (kuttyb_at_wpi.edu)
Date: 05/20/04
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Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 09:55:08 -0400
"Herman" <herman404@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone, I'm currently studying for my Master's in Computer
> Science, and I will be working on my thesis this summer. I've been
> thinking about constructing a web services application for my thesis,
> as I've been interested in this technology, and I haven't had a chance
> to work with it in my last job. The issue is what platform to use:
> .NET or J2EE?
>
> Prior to starting my MSc course, I worked for a software developer for
> five years where I wrote Windows apps in Visual C++. However, during
> my MSc course (which lasts a year), we've been working in J2SE and
> nothing else (as far as programming languages go). So even though I
> have more experience in C++, Java is fresher in my mind right now.
> Since we're learning J2SE, I took a look at the J2EE 1.4 tutorial on
> Sun's web site, and it completely blew me away. It looks like
> something it would take years to master, (I only have three months to
> do this project) and it seems that you have to be an expert in J2SE
> before tackling J2EE.
>
> If I went with .NET, I already have experience with Microsoft
> development tools, so the learning curve might be quicker. But as my
> previous experience is in Visual C++ 6.0, .NET will be a whole new
> ballgame for me too. Oh, and I would have to shell out big money for
> the Visual Studio toolset. It would be at academic price, and I
> probably only need Visual C++ or C#, but it still costs money when the
> J2EE environment is free.
>
> What do you all think, given my past experience? I know there are
> some people who abhor anything Microsoft, but being that I've worked
> with early versions of the Visual Studio IDE, will .NET be a quick
> learning curve? Or is J2EE not as hard to learn as it seems? If
> anyone knows of any good tutorials on the internet, please point me in
> that direction.
>
> Also, since this is just for learning, the web services apps are not
> going to be very elaborate, as I'm wondering if I'm already biting off
> more than I can chew! However, I was wondering what people prefer
> between .NET and J2EE and why. No flame wars, please, although I feel
> that it's going to happen anyways.
>
> Thanks for your feedback!
> Herman
Hi,
what you are looking for is a middleware and a thin client(web browser
based client). I would recommend from the long time point of view going with
C++ and CORBA. for the client use anything you please, asp, jsp or a GUI
based client developed wiht your c urrent vc wiht mfc knowledge.
kutty
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