Re: Truly later thinking...Honey, grab me another beer

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Schoen wrote:
> Um, I don't know how this isn't a true representation of either platform
> being used with "i".
>
> It's probably not an apples to apples, point by point comparison, but
> Java and .Net are two of the most sought after dev environments for the
> System "i" for modernization.
>   
And when we first started planning this event, over a year ago, the 
original intent was to do a pure .Net vs JSP Model 2 showdown, along the 
lines of what you and i had been teaching in classes and seminars.  
However, the point is not about trying to teach technologies, but 
application development tools, and in the last year IBM's direction for 
development has been to use the EGL in RDi-SOA to develop JSP Model 2 
applications.

You can, of course, still build JSP Model 2 applications by hand.  You 
can hand-craft your JSP and hand-write the Java code.  You don't need to 
use EGL.  But the biggest complaint I've heard about JSP Model 2 that 
I've heard from the industry pundits is that Java is too much of a 
learning curve, and that's why I prefer to teach the EGL tooling now - 
it allows you to use procedural syntax to build Java applications.

> Joe and I will be providing live hands on experience with both
> platforms. The takeaways being real examples to jump start in-house
> development and give attendees a chance to work with both environments
> for a day. 
>   
And that's the real point.  You and I will be teaching people how to use 
the latest tooling to build applications. You'll be using Visual Studio 
and VB to build .Net applications, I'll be using RDi-SOA and EGL to 
build Java EE applications.  In both cases, attendees will get hands-on 
experience building browser-based applications that leverage existing 
data and business logic on the i.

Joe