Re: Java to die in 2003

From: Stu Charlton <stuartc_at_mac.com>
Date: 30 Dec 2002 17:10:20 -0800
Message-ID: <21398ab6.0212301710.539b7389@posting.google.com>

Galen Boyer <galenboyer_at_hotpop.com> wrote in message news:<u8yy7mus3.fsf_at_standardandpoors.com>...

> I don't see a reason that even the simplest sql could be a proc
> and that the java developers even code these procs. I don't see
> any reason why the java developers need to be shielded from the
> database. The code needs to be, not the developers.

To me, procs in essence ARE about shielding developers from the database.

If most SQL is simple, OLTP-style, I view the use of procs as a toss-up.

> Does Toplink support procs for CMP? That would be a reason to
> get it. I didn't know CMP could handle procs. That would be way
> cool. Truly the best of both worlds there.

Yes. And even better, it doesn't even require you to use CMP, so you can throw EJB out the window.

Cheers
Stu Received on Mon Dec 30 2002 - 19:10:20 CST