[ale] .NET

[Dennany, Jerome {D177~Roswell}]

.NET Framework SDK is free (as in beer).  You don't need Visual Studio.


You don't need SQL Server.  You may use any ODBC compliant data source.


Many of the large java systems that I have worked with are Solaris / Oracle solutions running a third party Java App Server.  These tend to cost more than comparable Microsoft solutions.

I won't argue that Linux / Tomcat isn't cheaper - but really not that much for large systems, especially in shops that are already predominantly microsoft.  Here, it isn't just licensing costs, but management and personel costs, development costs, etc.  I'm not talking one man projects, but solutions that take many, many man-years to build.

Jerry





-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Millson [mailto:mgm at atsga.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:34 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: RE: [ale] .NET



I won't argue w/ #1 and #4, but you have to be kidding w/ #3. I am a Java
developer and own a small consulting business and know that you can get a
Java servlet container or J2EE application off the ground MUCH cheaper on
Linux than .NET. Just think about the server OS and SQL Server license(s).
Then add in the cost of Visual Studio .NET. To do Java, all you have to do
is pay for the hardware. I would love to go head to head w/ any .NET bid w/
a client that is looking for the best solution at the lowest price. If I had
to pay to do .NET development, I'd be out of business, or my clients would
run screaming from my prices.


Mike