Re: Newbie question

Hi Jared,

    If it is any help IBM's Visual Age for Java and Oracle's J Developer are both based on Inprise (once again known as Borland) J Builder.

    If you want it soonest go with Borland. If you want it most tightly tied to Oracle go with J Developer. If you want fastest run times (according to IBM) go with Visual Age for Java.

    Any one of the three would be a good choice so, to get started, just go with the one that will cost you the least. After all, your investment of time in learning how to code is transferable from product to product.

regards
Jerry Gitomer

Jared Hecker wrote in message ...
>OK, MS is out. However, I see multiple versions of Java (1.1,
2) in the
>marketplace. Also, other PC shops (Inprise, Symantec,
Asymetrix) have
>Java products. Where does the FAQ live? Maybe that will help
bound the
>decision? I can run on either NT or Linux, since I have them at
home.
>
>TIA -
>
>Regards,
>jh
>
>On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Steve wrote:
>
>> Jared;
>>
>> MS Visual J++ is not multiplatform, doesn't stick to standard
Java, and
>> is being killed by judges court order. It may not be the best
choice to
>> invest significant time in.
>>
>> IBM has made some nice Java "compilers" and runtime
environments,
>> sometimes nicer then Sun's.
>>
>> To use their stuff you have to make sure your users have the
IBM version
>> of the Java runtime environments. This may/may not be a pain
in the
>> *&&^%%$ depending on your situation.
>>
>> Good Luck
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> Jared Hecker wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am an Oracle DBA with C and Smalltalk background. I've
decided to learn
>> > Java. My question to the group is, which one?? I am, of
course, aware of
>> > the schism between Sun and Microsoft. I have noticed
numerous
>> > implmenetations of Java (in both the Unix and MS worlds) and
am trying to
>> > figure out which flavor(s) will be most often used with
Oracle, either via
>> > JDBC or a replacement for PL/SQL over time (or in e-commerce
situations).
>> >
>> > If it is convenient, e-mail will reach me faster.
>> >
>> > TIA -
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > jh
>> > --
>> > Jared Hecker | HWA Inc. - Oracle architecture and
Administration
>> > jared_at_hwai.com | ** serving NYC and New Jersey **
>>
>> --
>> Steve
>> someone34_at_geocities.com
>>
>> The Java Resource Dump:
>> http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/4774/Java/
>>
>> Home Page:
>> http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/4774
>>
>> The Vipassana Page:
>> http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana
>>
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>
>Jared Hecker | HWA Inc. - Oracle architecture and Administration
>jared_at_hwai.com | ** serving NYC and New Jersey **
>
Received on Tue Jul 20 1999 - 13:10:52 CDT