Re: RDMBS and Java - a "clash of civilizations" ?

Jan Gelbrich wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have read this NG for two years now,
>and whenever it comes to Java, I feel that there is a huge abyss
>between the Java folks and "us" - the Database folks;
>and each side is quite successful in pissing off the other ...
>in most cases because of ignorance of the other side.
>
>So, besides all of these flames,
>I would like to know generally if there *are* reasons to use Java
>inside and/or around the RDBMS,
>*besides* becoming portable,
>and without having to abandon performance issues.
>
>I personnally do not have to do anything with Java at all at my place
>- we simply do not need it. Only once I was cusrious to look in some infos
>about
>JDeveloper (the Koletzke book). I though: ok, nice, but do I really need it
>when I can do anythign I need with Forms/Reports.
>
>I would like to hear of some other opinions here (DBAs and Developers),
>how much of You do use Java, do You use it heavily or just for some things
>that PL/SQL cannot do. Tom Kyte gives advice to use it only when PL/SQL
>runs out.
>
>Thank You in advance, Jan
>
>
>

I'm not sure there is that much animosity.

But in general one should use the language that produces the best performance for the smallest investment in writing and debugging ... which means use PL/SQL for everything it can do. And for those things it can't do ... use Java.

Unless you bill by the hour in which case I'd suggest MASM.

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