Re: front-end vs back-end
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:23:21
Message-ID: <rwh4+.141.00106422_at_pitt.edu>
In article <3avt24$6bo_at_panix.com> janest_at_panix.com (John Anest) writes:
>From: janest_at_panix.com (John Anest)
>Subject: front-end vs back-end
>Date: 23 Nov 1994 12:10:28 -0500
> We're wondering if we're the only ones writing a complex financial
>system entirely on the back-end using stored procedures. We have thousands
>of lines of code. We cannot keep our transactions short because they're
>long!
> Is everybody using the client to process the data? Are you only using
>the database as a data repository? Is this the reality of the situation?
>--
Actually, I've heard of many organizations using stored procedures to process the data in an application.
PL/SQL is a nice language for database manipulation. I've been trying to take advantage of it in our project whenever I can.
>John Anest
>NIDS Southampton NY
- Rick
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