Posted by Ben on 03/30/07 16:43

General question for the group. I have a friend who claims that PHP/Java
grids can't touch .NET with respect to dev time, reliability and speed. I'm
not in a position to debate but would like to know the thoughts given the
following requirements:

- Grid will handle 1,000 row, 25 columns record sets on a regular basis

- Multiple users hitting same data set so automatic refreshes will need to
occur frequently, 10 second intervals for example, and a clean/fast repaint
is key.

- Maybe of less significance but drag n drop is required.

Don't want to debate the requirements themselves, they are what they are.
But if you had to choose PHP/Java vs .NET (ASP/VB) to develop said grid,
which is "better" and why? The back end DB for both scenarios will be
either SQL, MySQL or Oracle, client choice and don't want to debate offering
a choice of the DB solutions either please.

TYIA for any thoughts.

=B

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