Business logic layer - what to use?

[Alma J Wetzker]

James McDonald wrote:
> 
>> If you do go the J2EE route, you'd better have really beefy hardware 
>> on the server side.  Java is a pig.  piggy!
> 
> 
> We have a couple of Unix apps that were ported to windows using java and 
>  RESOURCE intensive is a true statement when it comes to java....
> 
> My question is if it's so resource intensive why is it so popular is it 
> just bandwagonism?
> 

It is also buzword compliant; Object Oriented, code reuse, multiplatform, etc. 
  In practice, Java really is multiplatform.  Most large companies use 
multiple platforms.  That fills a real need.

When talking about resource consumption, usually the program runs on the box 
in front of the user.  That box typically has nothing better to do so driving 
the thing into the ground just doesn't matter.  (You can always blame it on 
windoze...)

     -- Alma