.Net or J2EE?

[Jonathan Li]

Hi there,

I posted a thread in another group. I could not get satisfactory
feedback. I would like to try if anybody in this group can help me out.

My plan was, to develop components at server side (something like EJBs).
The server must be Unix. For data entry and operation application
functions, I can use C#.Net. For reporting and enquiry functions, I can
use ASP.Net. You may aware that these two packages have a lot in common.
Under J2EE environment, I know how to do it through EJBs the 'shared
components'. Under .Net, what should I do? Can I have the environment of
C#.Net + ASP.Net + Unix server (as database server as well as deployment
server)?

It seems that the only choice I have is to use VB or Delphi and ODBC
connecting to the Unix server.

Any advice?

Jonathan

 

[Tim Anderson]

Under J2EE environment, I know how to do it through EJBs the 'shared
components'. Under .Net, what should I do? Can I have the environment of
C#.Net + ASP.Net + Unix server (as database server as well as deployment
server)?

I reckon you need to ask a more specific question. Most things are possible,
not all things are sensible.

Do you want to interoperate between J2EE and .Net? See eg. Borland's Janeva,
or XML web services.

Do you want to run .Net on Unix? See Mono http://www.go-mono.org - still in
beta though.

Do you want ADO.Net drivers for Unix database servers? There are some
around, have a search using the specific database server.

Tim
IBM's take on web services:
http://www.itwriting.com/ibmwebservices.php