Oracle FAQ Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid
HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US
 

Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.server -> Re: MS SQL Server Evaluation

Re: MS SQL Server Evaluation

From: Hans Forbrich <hforbric_at_yahoo.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:28:05 GMT
Message-ID: <9Gk4c.157400$A12.142176@edtnps84>


Burt Peltier wrote:
> When/if sqlserver adds bitmap indexes, it will of course be a M$
> "Innovation".
>
> But, seriously, they do have some slick interfaces.
>
> It seems Oracle still needs to put more work into GUI Tools.
>
> But, then again, you can always buy a version of TOAD (as 1 example) of a
> slick GUI interface to Oracle.
>

<rant>
I find those M$ interfaces are extremely slick - at diverting one's attention from the fact that a database management system is supposed to manage the database, not the user interface; [like VB & friends] at encouraging some people to avoid understanding the underlying principals while pretending to be programmers; at attempting to integrate away the potential competition [but it's ALL part of the operating system ....].

(Sorry - couldn't resist. Seen it once too often.) <\rant> Received on Fri Mar 12 2004 - 09:28:05 CST

Original text of this message

HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US