Re: Java and NC

David W Chan wrote: > > Nils.Myklebust@idg.no (Nils Myklebust) wrote: > > >This week one of the major insurance companies in Norway stoped a US$ > >2.6 million dollar project to develop new systems based on MS Windows > >NT. > >They are now evaluating going the NC/Java route instead. They now have > >4.500 PC's and terminals which they want to replace with NCs as fast > >as possible to run Java and other intranet based applications. > Sounds like a good start. > Personally, I don't think NC will take off for intranet applications. > Java on the other hand will probably become the dominant programming > environment for applications and should kill off VB, Delphi, PB in the > process. Have a look at www.apptivity.com and www.netdynamics.com for > examples of Java RAD tools for building database application. In fact > Apptivity reminds me of NewEra. > Now that's sick! Actually, NC's are better for intranet apps than PCs. Look at the cost of maintanence of a PC versus an NC. By stripping down the PC, you lose configuration problems. You lose the hassles of some user modifying his/her OS from 3.11 to '95 then demanding support. You control software apps from a single point of distribution. NC brings the tool back to being a tool, not a multimedia game console with stereo speakers. > Also, there are Java compilers available or in the pipeline that can > produce Windows EXEs or DLLs. So if the application is purely > intranet and you don't want to get rid of your PCs, you can build > Windows EXE applications using Java. > PC's will still exist. However when your basic word processor, and spreadsheet apps exist in Java , then why deal with MicroSoft? > Also, I don't think Microsoft is scared anymore. Their VJ++ tool and > AFC class library shows that they are taking Java seriously although > surprisingly, VJ++ can't produce a Windows EXE (yet). > . VJ++ ? Let me get this straight. You want to take a portable language, Java, and add Machine dependant code which makes your application less portable? Hello? Am I the only one who thinks that this is strange? The biggest feature of Java is that it is machine independant. This way, when I write an app, it will run on any machine. Which means I can then buy the hardware best suited to my needs. > The next couple of years will be very interesting. > > David Life is always interesting. Or rather, the life of a Repo Man is always intense. ;-) -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif