Re: Python vs. PL/SQL for Oracle work

From: HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:43:35 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2006.02.19.14.43.34.47742@telus.net>

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 04:22:31 +0000, Mladen Gogala wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 04:17:34 +0000, HansF wrote:
>

>> Yes.  Has all the trimmings.  Nice heft.  Even handles screws reasonably
>> well.
>> 
>> But it still does a rotten job cutting wood.  In that case it leaves Gawd
>> awful dents and holes. Rough edges.  Takes a heck of a lot of energy
>> unnecessarily.  Definintely not the right tool.  
>> 
>> Nice hammer, though.

>
> Yes, I agree. The OP definitely has that problem. If you want to do
> something in the database, PL/SQL is definitely the right choice. For
> the things outside the database, it's a programing tool of choice that
> you will use. As a DBA, I find it very useful for writing reports. I use
> formats a lot, which usually gives me a blank stare from other Perl
> people. As for the web based apps, I do prefer PHP5 to Perl.

Again, we agree.

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