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The old chestnut of "Java vs. .NET" has reared its head again (e.g. Java vs. Microsoft .Net debate rages).

I actually wished that one of the instant audience polls would have been:

How would like like TheServerSide to include other technologies outside of Java?

• Only Java Tech please! This is your niche! Have a TSS.NET conference for that stuff
• Other fringe tech, but from the point of view of an enterprise Java guy
• I have to work in a heterogenous environment, so would love a hard core .NET track. Besides. I don't have to go :)

The reason I mention this, is that I think the community has chilled out from the days of "oh man, I hope .NET doesn't take over!".

Now, several years have passed, and J2EE is doing fine. .NET is doing fine too. We can live in harmony ;)

These days, a lot of developers work in the world of both Java and .NET. In fact, what does it even mean to be an "enterprise Java developer".

Why, just today I wrote SQL, Java, JavaScript, ruby, Groovy, bash, and had to look at XML. Hardly Java only :)

Now the politics has died down, I think there is a lot to gain by having a conference where the camps mix. I enjoyed my time at MS Tech Ed last year, and learnt a few things.

Are we ready?