It seems that Microsoft has a growing concern for open source solutions. Recently, a Microsoft survey targeted Linux users to find out: *why Linux users have opted not to use Microsoft, *and what Microsoft could do to improve their operating system(s). See: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/21/1655257&mode=thread&tid=106&tid=109&tid=185&tid=187 for Slashdot readers' (intereting) opinions on the matter.
After reading through the .NET vs Struts article, the things that bothered me were: *in sections the authors were comparing apples to oranges (they had selected the wrong java components to make their comparisons--for example try reading the JDBC section), *in other sections it seemed as though the .NET and Struts had very similar approaches except the two development frameworks used different vocabularies to describe their components (but, the language of the article made it seems as though the Struts approach was the less desirable of the two), *they made light of the issue of portability (by extension the ability to choose the operating system, application server software, database(s) on which your application should run), * and then insulted my intelligence and experience as a developer by threatening readers with the fact that java developers must make a _choice_ in some areas (having a choice is often an advantage, not a disadvantage). It would seem that one of the previous respondents was correct in saying that it is a nod in the direction of Struts that Microsoft recognizes it as a competitor. At this point, the article is probably out there to make those that have already put their resources into .NET feel more comfortable about their decision. The article seems benign enough, and doesn't offer a strong enough business or technical case to sway a system architect to recommend investing in the .NET framework. However, as the open source software movement gains more and more momentum and validity in industry, I'm wondering how soon it will be before we start seeing more direct Microsoft-ian attacks (jargon, legal, etc.) on groups and members of the open source community. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
