Re: Which Database (MySQL, Oracle, mSQL, Protgress etc.)

Bjorn Borud wrote:

> the Oracle web server is a joke. I would never use it for any serious
> application and I don't know any professional who would. it is *BAD*.

Can you tell more about this ? Does it crash ? Performance problems ? My company wants to use it in the near future...

> | - Solid gives you an almost naked database (I remember the five-line
> | select to get the names of all indexes from the database),
 

> then create those views yourself. (mental note: perhaps I should put
> my views on a web-page somewhere)

WHERE ? Perhaps this should be somewhere on Solid's tech support pages.

> | - Once the amount of data to feed to a database reaches a certain
> | point, you WILL have to 'make the database work' as part of your
> | application
> | development, independent of the used product.
>
> I'm not sure what you are referring to, but if we're talking
> maintainance you're in for a ride with Oracle. call your wife and ask
> her to tell the kids daddy said hello and that he'll be around for
> their graduation some time.

This depends largely on experience and knowledge about Oracle's concepts. IMHO a well-designed Oracle DB (but you need LOT of experience and knowledge to design this) will not require much maintainance.

Regards,

Thomas Received on Fri Feb 20 1998 - 00:00:00 CST