JAVA, .NET TOOLS SHAPING UP AS BATTLEGROUND

摘要

IBM and other sellers of Java development tools are known for the sophisticated functionality they put in their tools to help support large teams of programmers. Microsoft's tools are known for their ease of use. Now, each camp is trying to grab a piece of the other's territory. Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 Team System will in- tegrate the work of the various members of software-development teams into one toolset, letting architects who write requirements for software projects work in the same environments as developers writing the code, for example. That will increase the productivity of teams, Microsoft says. But IT shops will have to wait for those features to show up. Last week, Microsoft CFO John Connors said he expects company revenue from development tools to decline during the current fiscal year, which began July 1, as users wait for the new version of Vi- sual Studio, not scheduled to arrive until the middle of next year.