Re: Will Java Replace .NET?

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From: Nick Malik [Microsoft] (nickmalik_at_hotmail.nospam.com)
Date: 12/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 19:06:27 GMT

Hi Trevor,

>
> But my post was really about what happens when .NET is retired? What is
> next, should I be learning Java?

I'm with Jon on this. Java predates .NET and many of the problems faced by
early Java programmers were accounted for in .NET. With the 2.0 framework,
we have many of the features we've needed all along. With the growth of
open source in .NET, we have begun to respond to the Java onslaught.

Personally, I know many folks who switched from Java to .NET and haven't
looked back.

> Most developers are waiting for Natural
> Language Processors which will allow more advanced communications.
>
Yech. I wrote a couple of those Natural language systems, in Prolog, and I
can tell you that there is nothing "advanced" about describing an algorithm
in English. When I want to communicate an algorithm in an article or book,
I write it in code. Why? Because it is more "advanced" to describe things
in a language that is designed for the description. If you want to discuss
philosophy, use English (or French). But if you want to describe complex,
mathematical operations, use code.

--- Nick

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