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Forgive me if I missed something, but where exactly does it say they're switching to Java? The slashdot blurb says they're "ditching .NET for GNU/Linux" (which
by dtf 17y ago
Forgive me if I missed something, but where exactly does it say they're switching to Java? The slashdot blurb says they're "ditching .NET for GNU/Linux" (which doesn't even make sense to me - it's kind of like saying we're ditching Python and re-implementing everything in FreeBSD). The linked press releases mention only a mixture of Solaris and Linux. It all seems like a load of hot air - no technical details whatsoever. Frankly it won't surprise me if they royally muck this one up too.
For an example of a trading platform project done right (with internal development teams initially competing against each other), read about BetFair's FlyWheel: http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2007/gb20071116_426729.htm http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2007/gb2007...
- rbanffy 17y agoI am not sure how the "Java" meme entered this discussion, but it is based on Linux and Oracle. http://www.millenniumit.com/capital_market_solutions/index.php http://www.millenniumit.com/capital_market_solutions/index.p... And it seems the product is already in production use at other exchanges. It could be so because they also list Sun as the first name in their useful links (http://www.millenniumit.com/useful_links/index.html http://www.millenniumit.com/useful_links/index.html) page that is conspicuously not in alphabetical order. They also list iPlanet, so, I suppose, the list is not updated frequently.