Re: Oracle Project X's real name is......

In article <Henry_okeeffe.32.000D1CFA_at_inmarsat.org>, Henry_okeeffe_at_inmarsat.org (Henry O' Keeffe) wrote:

>Araghghghgh!!!!!!!!!!! Gaaaaaaawd!!!!!!!!!
>I've just looked. It uses Visual-Basic Basic as a language!! What's
>happening?!?!?! What's the strategy here? What happens to pl/sql CDE? Is this
>Power Objects thing the way forward? There's no mention of Motif, I noticed.

Oracle Power Objects and CDE are two very very different software packages which are aiming at two very different market segments. Oracle Power Objects is aimed at a perceived gap at the lower end of the database tools market. CDE is aimed at the high end of the market.

Oracle Power Objects is not designed to be something you can design a huge application in, whilst CDE is.

Oracle Power Objects is designed to allow deploying of applications to Windows and Macintosh computers; CDE is designed to allow deploying to Windows, Macintosh, Motif, or character mode.

Oracle Power Objects is designed to compete with the Visual Basics of the world, hence the VB like programming language. It's hard to convince potential customers to use your application if using it means abandoning years of training and experience with a different application.

Don't confuse CDE and Oracle Power Objects. They are very different and Oracle is not abandoning either.

Regards,
--Doug

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Doug Bitting
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