John W. Colby
jcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Feb 24 11:03:01 CST 2003
In the end though, this thread is about .net, not whatever combination of "free stuff" you want to throw out as, taken in combination, represents the .net equivalent in Linux. I would certainly encourage a discussion of that sort, but I think it would be more useful in a separate thread where those who are interested in that and not this, can set their filters accordingly. I would prefer to just discuss .net. I am well aware that Linux exists. I am well aware that some people have dislike bordering on mania for Microsoft. Both of those topics are great fodder for the OT list. I certainly am not making any attempt to convert the MSophobes to another MS product. It is going to be very difficult to have an intelligent discussion on this subject if it is going to be about how java is better, or Linux is better, or the land of the rising sun is better, or... I am not saying that .net is better than anything. It simply is a toolset, about which I would LIKE to hold a discussion. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 11:18 AM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: RE: [AccessD] .NET >>ALL of that stuff is the difference between just using java and writing to the .net environment. Development is ALWAYS about cost. In the end, managers don't care if they have to pay $50k for MS licenses if the app they need developed costs $50k, when the alternative is to not pay the $50K to MS but pay $500K to develop their app. And that is the Achilles heel of the "opensource software" (free software to the unknowing). The stronger the foundation you build your app from, the less you have to do. Write Access, or buy it? Write SQL Server or buy it? Write the .net foundation or buy it? Try doing any of this in Java and come back next century when you are ready to start building your actual app. Argument by straw man, JC, reflecting your unacquaintance with the the Linux world more than the actual situation. 1. Why write Access when there are several IDEs that are approximately equivalent. Borland's JBuilder and Kylix come to mind, the former an IDE for Java and the latter an IDE for Delphi (sort of). Both products are extremely high quality. There are similar offerings from IBM as well. 2. Should you go the Java route, you don't have to write the .net foundation. Sun did it for you. 3. You don't have to write SQL Server. If you want speed use MySQL. If you want transactions, triggers &c use PostgresSQL. Arthur ---------------------------------------------------- Is email taking over your day? Manage your time with eMailBoss. Try it free! http://www.eMailBoss.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3136 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://databaseadvisors.com/pipermail/accessd/attachments/20030224/1435eafa/attachment-0001.bin>