A good, recent article on the comparison between Java EE and .NET? [closed]

Question

I've started looking into a few larger server-app frameworks that would be able to support desktop client interfaces as well as web interfaces, and have really zero'd down on the two obvious ones: J2EE and .NET. From a language standpoint, feature standpoint, portability standpoint, etc...I am pretty comfortable with my understanding of the two products. I'll keep it simple in saying that for the most part, either would fit the need well enough based on my initial analysis.

Where things are a pain though is in finding a good comparison from engineers who have spent a better part of the decade working with one, the other, or both. The undocumented frustrations that youwont get from Sun, Microsoft or a book.

A Google search turns up plenty of results, but most are from 2002-04. Suffice to say, plenty has changed since. J2EE is suposed to have gotten a lot simpler and .NET is supposed to have gotten a lot more feature rich.

Is anyone aware of more current comparisons (in the last two years) that might be worth reading?

Answer 1

Have you seen these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework#.NET_vs._Java_and_Java_EE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_Java_and_.NET_platforms

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_C_Sharp_and_Java

Answer 2

Since you say 'desktop' before you said 'web', i can assume that the desktop side of this application is more important. .Net has a definite advantage in making desktop apps, Java really doesn't have this as an advantage.

Having said that, i'd just go with whichever your dev team has more experience in.