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The Federal Government Moving from Java to .NET?

I found a little light reading entitled "Java Succumbing to .NET in my Organization" by Neil Chaudhuri in which a local Federal Government contractor is moving towards .NET. If you really want to hear arguments on both sides of the aisle, this is it! Talk about light reading...

As for me, I prefer .NET technologies which is why I'm starting with Microsoft in about a week. I make no qualms about being an advocate for Microsoft products including .NET, BizTalk, SharePoint, etc. I've done both and I easily agree with Neil's assesment that Microsoft has made great strides with Visual Studio 2005 to include such products as FXCop, integrated unit testing tools, MSBuild, etc.

Print | posted on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:04 PM | Filed Under [ Microsoft .NET ]

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# re: The Federal Government Moving from Java to .NET?

You're definitely correct on that. The more I program in .NET, the harder it is to get back into Java/J2EE. Some reasons include a standard IDE to develop in, greater integration with the Windows platform, huge syntax improvements on each release, components, mixed-language programming, standard tools to get the job done in a easy & productive way, and overall a company that has the money to market and expand the framework. When I think about Java, it's hard to notice the same thing on their side. Overall, I think Java was great for it's time, but environments and complexity is changing once again, and right now I feel that .NET meets this new era.

6/7/2006 10:23 PM | Phil Vaira