RE: Java vs .NET was: RPGIII compiler vs Visual Basic

> From: Walden H. Leverich
> 
> Who said anything about SQLServer? Not me. And yes, I'd bet there are
> more installs of SQLServer than OS/400. But I was referring to Windows
> in general.

AIEEEEEEE!  Which Walden am I talking to?  Is this the Walden who uses
every pre-installed copy of XP Home on every Dell laptop to juice his
"install base" numbers?  Or is it or the one who stomps his foot when I
talk about Windows as the worst security hole since Mata Hari, and
limits the discussion to "properly configured Windows servers"?

Personally, I could not possibly care less about how many Windows
desktops exist when I'm talking about business logic servers.  From that
standpoint, a Windows desktop is nothing more than a display device, not
unlike a 5250.  I don't care if you have dumb tubes, thin clients,
Windows desktops, Linux notebooks, Apple iMacs, Sony Treos, handheld
scanners or even cellphones as your UI; I'm talking about database
servers and in that space, IBM still leads the game, with Oracle second
and Microsoft a fairly distant third.


> >There is a single, official way to get to the web on the iSeries: JSP
> on
> >WebSphere.
> 
> OK. Then why is IBM spending money on HATS? On WebFacing? On iSeries
> Access for the Web? And if these aren't "official" directions, then
why
> is IBM paying to send their people to user groups to teach about using
> them? IBM, please, cut the crap and provide some direction.

The direction is JSP and WebSphere.  The other stuff is for people for
whom reengineering doesn't have enough ROI.  In Windows that would be
like supporting VB6, so it's not surprising you might get a little
confused <g>.

Joe