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Arne Vajhoj wrote:
> On 09-06-2010 20:19, Arved Sandstrom wrote:
>> JC wrote:
>> [ SNIP ]
>>
>>> Off the top of my head, I am thinking of a Unix based version of
>>> Oracle for
>>> the DBMS. For the user interface I am thinking of something that is
>>> integrated with a web browser. And of course some sort of interface
>>> between
>>> the two. All this with my limited knowledge of what's out there today. I
>>> might be a dinosaur but certainly not stupid; I am quite capable of
>>> learning. I haven't been to school since 1996 when I graduated with a
>>> BS in
>>> Comp/Sci & Math.
>>>
>>> Many Thanks to any/all that respond ...
>>
>> I realize that you posted to Java newsgroups, and others have already
>> provided good advice for Java-based work. However, in line with where
>> you say you're currently at, I would recommend investigating a .NET
>> approach in parallel with following up the Java/J2EE leads. For a web
>> application you might then be looking at ASP.NET MVC 2, using C# as your
>> primary programming language, with SQL Server as your database. The J2EE
>> parallel to this could be JSF/Facelets in Java EE 6, with Java 1.6,
>> using Oracle or PostgreSQL. There are lots of permutations, obviously,
>> but these are broad brush suggestions.
>>
>> Would I recommend one over the other, J2EE over .NET, or vice versa? No,
>> I simply recommend being aware of both technology sets. Especially since
>> you are essentially coming in at ground zero, which is not necessarily a
>> disadvantage here.
> 
> Given that he has Java, JDBC and Oracle experience then he should
> have at least some advantages going Java instead of .NET.
> 
> Arne
> 
Based on what he said I wouldn't consider that to be a significant 
advantage however. An ancient version of Java, for starters. And by his 
own admission he's no DBA, so even discounting the old version of Oracle 
he doesn't have admin chops on the database side either.

Again, I'm not recommending one over the other. I wouldn't even do that 
for myself; personally I'd like to be in a position where I could work 
with the latest Java EE for 6 months, then switch to the latest .NET for 
6 months, then back to Java EE, and so on. :-) I simply believe that the 
OP is approaching this situation with practically a clean slate, so why 
not keep his eyes open while making choices?

AHS
-- 
It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would 
ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional 
ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to 
which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.
-- Nathaniel Borenstein

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