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RE: Outer Joins are Evil?

From: Ellis R. Miller <sartre1_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:29:54 -0600
Message-ID: <AOEDLEKLOHPKBBLDFCLAMEBFECAA.sartre1@comcast.net>


I spent several years as Java programmer as part of my vast array of Oracle "duties." PHP 5 is the future of web development in my humble opinion. Several of my more venerable Java programming friends are moving in this direction yet even prior to this have spoken highly of ASP .NET. I have limited experience with .NET but respect their opinions despite the fact I still believe IIS was created to sharpen the programming skills of future elite hackers.

Another plus as compared to Java: PHP doesn't create that hardcore open source extremism where J2EE enthusiasts declared a jihad on proprietary Oracle features, for example, in favor of database agnostic applications they finally realized wouldn't scale. Java was/is the culprit in creating this subculture which violently opposed both PL/SQL stored procedures or such features as Oracle partitioning as "proprietary. As much as I am a fan of open source I am not sure I would buy that Oracle RDBMS license if I was going to insist on artificially embracing the limitations of MySQL.

PL/SQL and PHP 5 both offer the flexibility of OO support with the option to knock-out a quick yet efficient procedural script or stored procedure. As of Oracle 10G, the ability to leverage PL/SQL objects in full support of OO including inheritance, polymorphism, and reuse is very impressive despite the fact I don't expect to see it in real practice before I retire to Brando's private island and try to get fatter than him.

I am not a strong Perl programmer but have heard many good things about it for many, many years. I have noticed a Perl/PHP war starting to brew in the past year, however. Personally, I only fight for love and to get my books back from unseemly clients.

Ellis

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Gogala, Mladen Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:01 PM
To: 'oracle-l_at_freelists.org'
Subject: RE: Outer Joins are Evil?

I have a great tool for dealing with Java people, and it is even signed by Derek Jeter, so I can deal with them in a stylish and fashionable way.

--
Mladen Gogala
A & E TV Network
Ext. 1216



> -----Original Message-----
> From: April Wells [mailto:AWells_at_csedge.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 1:53 PM
> To: 'oracle-l_at_freelists.org'
> Subject: RE: Outer Joins are Evil?
>
>
> Java's just not build for batch processing, particularly in a
> mixed (highly
> mixed) environment.
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