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Weblog:   Who cares if .NET is better than Java?
Subject:   I agree
Date:   2003-01-15 18:18:47
From:   anonymous2
Ultimately the market for web services will be dominated by IBM and Microsoft, and real programmers will use j2ee and .NET. At the same time, *nix "programmers" will still be able to pat themselves on the back for their delusory "contributions", write lame scripts, and kid themselves.
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  • I agree too, but not with you
    2003-01-16 08:10:48  mentata [Reply | View]

    First, there is no ultimately. Just like every other technique, Java and .Net will someday be replaced with the next big thing and rest in historical obscurity alongside MS-DOS, COBOL, and the Commodore 64.

    Second, it won't be programmers using J2EE and .Net to deliver web services in the future, it will be secretaries. That's the destination.

    Third, it's pretty adolescent for a Microsofty to attack the unix cum linux community as non-programmers. I imagine you're bitter because all your past efforts with "high-level paradigms" like batch scripts, visual basic, and active server pages didn't make you a millionaire.

    No matter how you do it, if you work with computers you'll have to accept the fact that all your knowledge, books, code, and skills will eventually be dust in the wind. Code isn't truth, it's technique. Beauty is in the abstractions, but even that is contingent on the platforms of today. If you want something eternal, I recommend becoming a mathematician.
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