Develop in Java or .NET?

Question

We are getting ready to develop an application that will need to be very scure and available world wide. It will involve bank transactions, both incoming and outgoing. Does anyone have an opinion regarding Java (J2EE) or .NET to develop with, and why?

Thanks!!!

Answer 1

I would look at Java but then I'm a Java developer so I'd go with what I know. To make this a bit more objective, I suggest the following items to consider:

- Do you have any hardware or operating system requirements? If running on commercial/commodity x86 based hardware and a Microsoft based server, both Java and .NET are available to you. If you need commercial grade hardware running UNIX/Linux, you are going to develop using Java.
- By available "worldwide", does this mean the application will be portable (downloaded at access time), installed by a remote administrator, or accessed through central servers? If the code is portable to client systems, will the have the necessary VMs to run the code?
- Are you integrating or using any libraries from external vendors? Do they support both Java and .NET?
- If developing internally, look at the skills of your current developer skill set. If all your developers are .NET developers choosing to develop in Java would not make a lot of sense and vice versa.

You can develop in either language and have a scalable secure application with enough planning.

Answer 2

hey!

uhmmm java has pluses with security and platform independece and cost effective.
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Personally, I don't see how java made it this long. If it weren't for people who actually liked tinkering for free, not being tied to Microsoft just because they are Microsoft, and whatnot, it would have died when .NET came out.

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.NET, at least web technologies, are considerably easier to develop, are less error prone, and make more sense in a workflow sense. It certainly could be done the same way in Java, as SOFIA demonstrates. However it's a considerable work to get something as well rounded as ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Studio, and the framework.

Take a brief Look

http://www.theserverside.com/tt/articles/article.tss?l=J2EE-vs-DOTNET
http://www.theserverside.com/tt/articles/article.tss?l=J2EE-vs-DOTNET

Hope this will help
Cheers........

Answer 3

If you look at most banking applications, they are all written in Java. .NET web apps can only be run on IIS which is a purely Microsoft technology whereas apps written in Java can be deployed to any server running any OS. Microsoft products are highly susceptible to remote hacking and their OS's are useless when it comes to security. Use Java.

Answer 4

Preferably Java for the security reasons but cost will be high
If you have budget concerns then try dot net.