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given this, I'd definitely develop in 9i, since fallback to 8.1.7 would require testing but not recoding.
good luck and let us know -- I hate living on the bleeding edge :)
>From: Christopher Spence <cspence_at_FuelSpot.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: Would you use 9i?
>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 07:59:06 -0800
>
>What I was planing on doing, is using as much flat 8.1.7 features, but take
>advantage of the 9i way of doing it.
>
>For example, 9i is faster in calls to sql from PLSQL, this will not effect
>my PLSQL code in one bit.
>The new OPS features, if I need to go to old OPS, won't need to change
>code.
>
>If there is something in 9i I find that I must use, then I will need to
>make
>a decision.
>
>"Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that way
>when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their shoes."
>
>Christopher R. Spence
>Oracle DBA
>Phone: (978) 322-5744
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>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:01 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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>you say that you will have 8.1.7 and 9i up during development, so that you
>will be able to move back to 8.1.7 should something (a bug?) crop up.
>Okay, are you planning on using no features in 9i that are not in 8.1.7? If
>so, great. If not, you would have to redevelop and rethink the direction to
>return to the 8.1.7 platform.
>
>next, you say that you are comfortable with the possible shakiness of 9i
>given that your development cycle will be a year and you believe that it
>will be solid by then. But what if you have to code in work-arounds during
>that shakedown time? Are you planning on flagging those and going back and
>fixing the code once the problem has been resolved in 9i?
>
>I would be happier to do this sort of development cycle within a major
>release. I.e., develop on 9.1 and fall back to a stable 9.0.1 rather than
>cross such major boundaries. Unless I was not taking advantage of new
>features.
>
>My $0.02
>
>Rachel
> >From: Christopher Spence <cspence_at_FuelSpot.com>
> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Subject: Would you use 9i?
> >Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:43:45 -0800
> >
> >I am starting a new company, I am going to be building a platform which
> >will
> >use Oracle database as it's infrastructure. It will be a very large
> >application and environment If all goes well. It will take about a year
> >from start to finish till I will attempt to be live. I am debating about
> >using 9i or sticking with 8.1.7. Since it will be in development, I am
> >comfortable within a year 9i should just be about stable, and would be
>nice
> >to already be on it's features, specially it's OPS features. And not
>have
> >to worry about the big move over (and probably costly) in the future.
> >During development it would be easy to have 8.1.7 and 9i side by side
>just
> >in case something crops ups and hinders our path.
> >
> >Anyone have anything bad to say about that idea? Let them rip, and be
> >honest.
> >
> >"Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that
> >way when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their
> >shoes."
> >
> >Christopher R. Spence
> >Oracle DBA
> >Phone: (978) 322-5744
> >Fax: (707) 885-2275
> >
> >Fuelspot
> >73 Princeton Street
> >North, Chelmsford 01863
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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