views: good, bad, mixed?

From: justanotherposter <ltohill_at_twcny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 03:28:15 GMT
Message-ID: <901t48$l8$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

I'm looking for opinions regarding the use of database views.

What are the advantages of views?

What are disadvantages?

Would you recommend that developers use views for all database retrievals?
Why or why not?

What about views that use views?

WHere/when do you use a view?

How does a goal of DBMS portability affect your opinion, especially with respect to using views in
development?

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Before you buy. Received on Tue Nov 28 2000 - 21:28:15 CST