.net has all the same functionality, secure platform, internet APIs, etc. In many ways they are very close to each other. My reason for going with .net is the close integration with other MS technology (SQL server, Windows services, etc). Also, I'm writing the indexer in .net, so it only makes sense to the spider in it as well.
I had considered taking an open source Java spider and running through the MS Java to C# converter. I may still end up doing this, but I had hoped someone had a .net version started. Erick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Sutherland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:05 AM Subject: [Robots] Re: .NET gatherers/spiders > > Hi > I'm just curious to know ? > Why .net ? > Why not java ? > It appears to me that java may offer a more secure > platform, more robusts servers and built in apis for > internet connectivity > > stephen > > --- Richard Chuang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, Erick, > > > > We are developing one, and I guess probably there > > are still other > > companies or else doing the .NET spider also. > > > > Regards, > > Richard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of Erick Thompson > > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 7:52 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Robots] .NET gatherers/spiders > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if there are any open source/free > > .NET spiders under > > development? I am developing a custom search engine > > system, and don't > > want to have to reinvent the wheel, but I would like > > have everything in > > .NET. > > > > Thanks, > > Erick > > > > > > -- > > This message was sent by the Internet robots and > > spiders discussion list > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). For list server commands, > > send "help" in the > > body of a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". > > > > > > -- > > This message was sent by the Internet robots and > > spiders discussion list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). For > > list server commands, send "help" in the body of a > > message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com > > -- > This message was sent by the Internet robots and spiders discussion list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). For list server commands, send "help" in the body of a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". -- This message was sent by the Internet robots and spiders discussion list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). For list server commands, send "help" in the body of a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
