06.28.11
“Using .NET is Like Fred Flintstone Building a Database”
Summary: The ripoff of Java is no match for Java and for LAMP stacks in general
Abandoning some .NET developers did not help Microsoft as they are driven away and leaving Windows unloved. A lot of complaints about .NET were mentioned in USENET recently, quoting all sorts of people who are angry. One that caught our eye, from BusinessWeek, quotes: “Using .NET is like Fred Flintstone building a database,” says David Siminoff, whose company owns the dating website JDate, which struggled with a similar platform issue. “The flexibility is minimal. It is hated by the developer community.” █