Hi

If you want to build web apps using Java you might be interested in "UltraLightClient" from www.canoo.com. It allows you to build powerful RIAs. The biggest drawback I saw when considering Java was the lack of integration with databases. It did not have the kind of database integration that exists in .Net even for all the complaints in that department. It appeared to me that there would be considerable work building the Data Access layer for an application. Perhaps others know otherwise but that was my feeling after some investigation.

Regards,
Simon White


>We are rewriting a fairly large VFP application but not in VFP. We spent about 3 months fooling around with C# and finally came to the realization that C# and Java are so alike syntatically that it would be a better idea to do the new app in Java. After all, for Web based apps being about to host on any backend makes great sense and for other apps the ability to run on Macs, Linux, Windows and a host of other systems makes equally good sense.
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>We have gotten into Java to the point of discovering that there are significant differences between it and .Net. We are using NetBeans for GUI, Hibernate for Data to GUI, and Postgres for the Data backend (all are FREE). However, we are having trouble translating some hard learned VFP principles to Java. There are many materials available for people to move from VFP to .Net, but I have as yet been unable to find anything that offers a roadmap for a move for VFP to Java. If anyone has any experience with this and is willing to share we would be most appreciative.
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>Thanks!