The decision of the Century
Ok,
So the title is slightly deceptive
. This is more the decision of the next several fiscal year. I am in the middle of making a decision on building an integration platform that will essentially take web-services that will call against a platform and convert them to a Building Automation System Protocol and vice-versa.
This platform will have some methods inside the core code that when the application calls it will have the ability to create points that will wrap objects in C+ BACnet/IP Protocol.
What the objective of this is... Take specialty systems within a building, have the developer be able to connect via a GUI to my web-server. He/she can create object that will then essentially be wrapped to look like BACnet/IP objects. Then a Building Automation System can read these via the BACnet/IP discovery.
Ok so to my actual question.
I like the .net framework, I know C# and VS 2012. I can work with it quite well. However, when I build on .net that leaves me with windows platforms. Soo. I have a murach's Java book on my floor, I figure it won't be that hard to learn Java, I know C++ and C#.
If I go down the Netbeans J2EE route then I would be able to deploy on Linux boxes.
What are you fellow developers thoughts?
I know you are going to have many more questions around details and use cases so feel free to shoot at me. This post is simply raw thoughts powered by a 32 oz Monster Energy drink hence the multiple plot lines
-Phil
So the title is slightly deceptive
. This is more the decision of the next several fiscal year. I am in the middle of making a decision on building an integration platform that will essentially take web-services that will call against a platform and convert them to a Building Automation System Protocol and vice-versa.This platform will have some methods inside the core code that when the application calls it will have the ability to create points that will wrap objects in C+ BACnet/IP Protocol.
What the objective of this is... Take specialty systems within a building, have the developer be able to connect via a GUI to my web-server. He/she can create object that will then essentially be wrapped to look like BACnet/IP objects. Then a Building Automation System can read these via the BACnet/IP discovery.
Ok so to my actual question.
I like the .net framework, I know C# and VS 2012. I can work with it quite well. However, when I build on .net that leaves me with windows platforms. Soo. I have a murach's Java book on my floor, I figure it won't be that hard to learn Java, I know C++ and C#.
If I go down the Netbeans J2EE route then I would be able to deploy on Linux boxes.
What are you fellow developers thoughts?
I know you are going to have many more questions around details and use cases so feel free to shoot at me. This post is simply raw thoughts powered by a 32 oz Monster Energy drink hence the multiple plot lines
-Phil
Read my blog @ www.buildingautomationmonthly.com
Connect with me on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipzito
Connect with me on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipzito
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NotHackingYou
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If you are comfortable with C# then you'll do fine with Java. The biggest problem I have when switching between the two are the subtle differences between the two languages. Things like how they handle string comparison come to mind.
If you prefer to work in C# have you taken a look at Mono? I've never tried to for web services but I don't know any reason it wouldn't work.When you go the extra mile, there's no traffic. -
philz1982
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Hmm, nice, I hadn't even heard of mono, granted I am doing programming while working in a sales department so I don't have many fellow programmers to talk to...Read my blog @ www.buildingautomationmonthly.com
Connect with me on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipzito -
NotHackingYou
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Here you go MonoWhen you go the extra mile, there's no traffic.