JC wrote:
[ SNIP ]
Off the top of my head, I am thinking of a Unix based version of
Oracle for
the DBMS. For the user interface I am thinking of something that is
integrated with a web browser. And of course some sort of interface
between
the two. All this with my limited knowledge of what's out there
today. I
might be a dinosaur but certainly not stupid; I am quite capable of
learning. I haven't been to school since 1996 when I graduated with a
BS in
Comp/Sci & Math.
Many Thanks to any/all that respond ...
I realize that you posted to Java newsgroups, and others have already
provided good advice for Java-based work. However, in line with where
you say you're currently at, I would recommend investigating a .NET
approach in parallel with following up the Java/J2EE leads. For a web
application you might then be looking at ASP.NET MVC 2, using C# as your
primary programming language, with SQL Server as your database. The J2EE
parallel to this could be JSF/Facelets in Java EE 6, with Java 1.6,
using Oracle or PostgreSQL. There are lots of permutations, obviously,
but these are broad brush suggestions.
Would I recommend one over the other, J2EE over .NET, or vice versa? No,
I simply recommend being aware of both technology sets. Especially since
you are essentially coming in at ground zero, which is not necessarily a
disadvantage here.