[Gllug] OT(ish): Advice

[Dylan]

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 01:27, Mike Brodbelt wrote:
<SNIP>
> I must admit that this has always confused me. I see the point of Java
> in client-side applications, where the cross-platform nature of the
> software is very useful, but Java on the server is another matter.
>
> Is there any actual reason why I should choose to run server side
> software on my web server, where I control the platform, in an emulated
> environment guaranteed to slow everything to a crawl? Is there any sane
> reason to choose Java over, well, *anything* else that's not running in
> a JVM? I'm genuinely curious as to why so many people seem to have
> bought into servlets, and I can only currently rationalize by assuming
> that Intel are brainwashing people......
>

I'm not a Java bod (in the least) but isn't it more straightforward to produce 
a client-server app if both ends are written under the same system? I'm 
thinking of things like Java chat applets etc.

Dylan

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