Re: PL/SQL Development Tool Of Choice

From: Tim Hall <tim_at_oracle-base.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:36:49 -0600
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I don't have a problem with any company making money out of a product. I paid for a multi-platform unlimited upgrades license for UltraEdit because I like the product and it does what I need. I think there is room for open and closed products.

My point is TOAD is a money earner for Quest, yet they've done little to make it a better product over the years. New versions come out and they keep adding features (bloat), but it seems nobody has invested any time in the user experience, which is terrible. Actually, terrible is being incredibly kind. It was a horrible product when I first used it (before Quest bought it) and it still is.

Oracle were very lazy in this respect for many years, but now they are investing heavily in improving the user experience throughout there products. Check out their UX labs etc.

TOAD is like crack for PL/SQL developers. They need to go cold turkey and they will find out life is much better without it. They might just learn a little about databases also.

Just my opinion. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I'm happy for people to disagree. :)

Cheers

Tim...

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Received on Wed Jul 18 2012 - 08:36:49 CDT