Code-crunching the Booch way Mixed bag article -- overall message is right, however: "The great thing about both .NET and J2EE is, for the enterprise, they raise the level of abstraction, providing services that in the past people had to create for themselves." I'm sure the folks in Redmond would have something to say about this assertion: "Even Microsoft, which is pushing ahead with .NET's Web services, uses Sun Microsystems' J2EE in parts of its enterprise, he says"; maybe he's referring to the competitive dissection lab... (via Dave Farber)