Re: Forms 9i middle tier on client?
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 13:21:59 GMT
Message-ID: <b4a6dp$668$1_at_cronkite.cc.uga.edu>
In article <3E67C80F.D02D8742_at_exesolutions.com>, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
>I can answer your question pretty easily. No need to a web server/app server,
> no need for that in-house web
>expertise, the fact that installation and configuration of 9iAS is a nightmare
> for almost everyone that
>hasn't been doing it for a long time, small user base sitting in a single
> office where client-server is
>faster, easier to maintain, and a lot less hassle.
Yeah, what became SO wrong with client-server anyway? For smaller, non-distributed apps, client-server is simpler and cheaper--let's not forget the hefty extra licensing/maintenance costs for 9iAS.
>I am not at all convinced that iDS 9i was a great idea ... either technically
> or for marketing. In fact I
>think it was a blunder to remove functionality without a single benefit to show
> for the effort. And there
>is no excuse for a Form being any less efficient than Java other than someone
> at Oracle not forcing the
>developers to think smarter.
>
>Daniel Morgan
100% agreement. Received on Fri Mar 07 2003 - 14:21:59 CET