there is a raging debate in the developer community: microsofts new platform .net versus the sun standard j2ee. j2ee has been around for a few years, while microsofts attempt is decidedly the new kid on the block.
while the comparisons may be defined by some as purely technical, some have deemed it a battle of corporate cultures. sun has certainly chosen to consider that the battle.
during a lunch discussion with my fellow officers in the tulsa java user group, we explored the issues. we also decided to see if we could get some vendors to come in and discuss the issues from both perspectives. this expanded into a formal debate, and thus the .net vs j2ee smackdown was born. our group started to plan this event; we contacted microsoft and sun and both sides were more than willing to engage.
on april 25, 2002, in the williams theater in downtown tulsa, microsoft and sun came together on one stage (together again, for the first time anywhere) - and the battle was joined. the officers of the jug decided to consult with the officers of the pbug, and we held the meeting as a joint venture - sponsored by both user groups as well as oaktree, inc., a consulting company that sponsors our groups extensively. we had two podiums, many microphones, lan connections, and team theme songs. it was exciting to watch as over 200 people filled the theater to see the tulsa smackdown, to find out what this debate was really about.
what if they held a raging debate and nobody showed up?
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