Re: Java vs. .NET Face/Off

[Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen <thunderaxiom@xxxxxxxxx>]

Aaron Bartell skrev  den 15-08-2008 14:51:
> > I am a newbie both with the program and the language so feel free to
> >     
> suggest improvements.
>
> This suggestion isn't necessarily an improvement but an alternative.
> Whenever I am teaching people C#.NET I always point them to SharpDevelop
> which is a free/open-source IDE that is very *similar* to Visual Studio.  I
> am sure Visual Studio has more meat/features, but many may not need them,
> and if you don't want *as much* vendor lock-in then Sharp Develop is a nice
> alternative.
>
> http://sharpdevelop.net/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspx
>
> I mostly use it for consuming RPG web services from .NET, but it also has
> all the cool features of drag and drop GUI creation.
>
> my $.02,
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com
>   
Thanks.  Incidentially saw your name mentioned in the JavaServerFaces 
(bible? definitve reference?  The one with Ed Burns name on it) as the 
one who thought of FaceListeners (afair) so you have been around :)

But our basic problem is that we cannot do much Windows integration - in 
this particular example with Excel - without doing 
COM/ADO/ActiveX/whatever and that is not easily done from within Java.  
.NET might solve that, if the powers that be decide that this could be a 
viable path.  And yes, I have my cross-platform, vendor neutral 
preferences, but I am also pragmatic and like to eat :D