There's a lot to love in Java, but it can be far from a cakewalk. Find out why, in some scenarios, Java scores only a middling B-.
by Brian Maso
June 1, 2001
'll get right to the punch line: The choice between implementing real-world server-side solutions in Java vs. alternate technologies is not a foregone conclusion. More often than not, the concrete APIs and services offered by the Java 2 Standard Edition and Java 2 Enterprise Edition platforms meet or exceed the competition, but in several key areas related to server development, the tools available on these popular platforms are weak.
When a project's requirements coincide with Java's server-side weaknesses, the resultant Java solution can be difficult to build, non-portable, and hard to maintain. This is why my overall grade for using Java to build the various real-world servers businesses demand is only a B-.
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'll get right to the punch line: The choice between implementing real-world server-side solutions in Java vs. alternate technologies is not a foregone conclusion. More often than not, the concrete APIs and services offered by the 
