(31 quotes found)
“Java is much more programmer-friendly than C or C++, or was for a few years there until they made just as complicated. It's become arguably even harder to learn than C++, ... PHP is such is an easier environment to develop in than Java.”
Marc Andreessen
“We're seeing it now with a big migration from Java to PHP in Web development.”
“There are four clear development communities. For those who use the Java stack, we provide all the JDBC drivers so you can write stored procedures in Java. For the .Net stack, there is a Visual Studio add-on so you can write in CLR [Microsoft's Common Language Runtime]. There are optimized PHP drivers and also a built-in application Express development environment.”
Mark Townsend
“Harrods' selection of Sun's Java Integration Suite is a testament to the depth and breadth of its capabilities and its broad adoption in a number of markets, including retail. We look forward to helping Harrods establish a common view of data across the organization to more effectively serve its customer base and reach the next level of integrated multi-channel retail operations.”
Larry Singer
“Clearly Java is very, very important here.”
Mark Bregman
“I still think that Visual Studio .NET is superior to any of the Java tools for Web Services, even if it's only by a little. Microsoft has a clear advantage for rapid application development.”
Mark Driver
“Java Studio Creator 2 is an update to Sun's Java Studio product, which is a new generation tool attempting to simplify Java development. Java Studio Creator 2 is trying to make the Java platform more attractive to developers coming from a Microsoft Windows or 4GL tool environment.”
“Java and PHP compete at some level. Get over it,”
Mike Milinkovich
“Java and PHP compete at some level and I think it's great,”
“While Microsoft does not share all of Sun's ambitions for Java, we agree that it is a very valuable tool for software developers.”
Bill Gates
