Wednesday, June 05, 2002

OnJava.com: Satya Komatineni : J2EE vs. .NET. Komatineni is right on about the complexity of J2EE vs. .NET and the impact that complexity will have on programmers: J2EE is an enterprise-level framework that can do a stellar job of providing solutions to the IT market space. The increasing levels of complexity of J2EE with each release meant that only IT departments with large budgets could make the most of J2EE. J2EE, without the right tools, is not approachable by a common programmer. This article is born out of multiple questions from programmers that are new to Java server-side programming on how they can become effective J2EE programmers. The urgency of an answer became imminent as .NET is getting released to enthusiasm that it makes it extremely easy to write Web programs. [Scott Loftesness] I don't think I agree with this analysis -- J2EE's sweet spot is RASP (reliability, availability, scalability, and performance) -- this is why people pay 5 figures for the platforms. The fact that it's based on open standards makes it all the more attractive. This may eat away at the open-source J2EE market (ie people banging out smallish apps for small users bases) until Microsoft proves it can deliver RASP on it's platform. We'll see if .NET is any simpler than J2EE when it gets there... 6:10:51 PM

Maximum hype: biometrics, web services, grid computing. Gartner's view is that these three are right are peaking now on the hype cycle. "The 2002 Hype Cycle reflects the bursting of the technology bubble," said Alexander Linden, research director of emerging trends and technology at Gartner. "There are surprisingly few new technologies entering the Hype Cycle or approaching the peak. Far more technologies are stuck in the trough of disillusionment and several of these are unlikely to emerge from this stage quickly." Gartner said that peer-to-peer computing, WAP and wireless web services, location sensing, speech recognition on desktops and e-payments are among the technologies that are floundering. Gartner also suggested it would be two to five years before identity services, such as Microsoft's Passport initiative and the Sun Microsystems-led Liberty Alliance, would be accepted for high-value transactions. Privacy and security concerns would hold back acceptance, said Linden. Here's a deeper explanation of the hype cycle. [Scott Loftesness] 5:53:14 PM

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Loose lips... The NSA has a new ad campaign. 8:06:17 AM

WebGain to exit tools, Oracle to buy TopLink. Java IDE market up for grabs [The Register] 8:02:19 AM

WSJ.  Greenspan gives no indication that he is going to raise rates.  Greenspan is in a bind.  Most of corporate America has opted to refinance long-term debt in short-term notes.   This has allowed them to take advantage of extremely low short term rates and boost profits.  If Greenspan raises rates, he would crush any recovery in the profitability of US companies and stomp on the stock market.  He also expressed a recognition of the dynamics of The New Economy II:  >>>Asked to reconcile the relative optimism of economists with the lingering pessimism of business executives, the Fed chief attributed the disparity in part to the continuing profit squeeze, even amid improving economic growth, because of the difficulty companies face raising prices. "The pricing power of business has been materially reduced," Mr. Greenspan said.<<< [John Robb's Radio Weblog] 8:00:43 AM

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