Re: Desinger 2000 vs Developer 2000

franswa_at_superior.net (Fran Moniz III) wrote:

>We are starting a pilot project using oracle workgroup server on a NT
>server with Win95 clients. This is a very simple manufacturing process
>that we are going to write from scratch. The Question comes in weather
>we need Designer 2000 or not. We have looked at both packages when
>Oracle did a half day seminar on each and decided to diffidently get
>Developer 2000. Is there any real advantage to having both or can we
>get away with just Developer 2000?
>Fran Moniz III
>Lee Fashion Group
>http://www.leegroup.com

Depend on how much you want to code vs how much want to have generated for you.

If you're into coding, debugging, rewriting and redesigning due to insufficient analysis, then by all means stick with just Developer.

If you prefer to do a thorough job of analysis, and then leverage a tool that transforms that into design, which in turn can be used to generate very sophisticated forms, reports (and the database DDL), then you want Designer/2000.

If productivity is irrelevant, and you like to spend your time doing boring, repetitive things by hand, then Developer/2000 is sufficient.

But if you want to get the job done, and have something akin to a life, then you do need Designer/2000.

Personally, I would never consider using Developer/2000 without Designer/2000.

-JJ

 Jeffrey Jacobs & Associates
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