Re: theoretical question on the RDBMS

"Paul Vernon" <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm> wrote in message news:aj8ur5$1ias$1_at_sp15at20.hursley.ibm.com...
> > BTW, did the 40 years thing come from Chris Date?
>
> No, just me being cynical. 40 is the standard answer for practical Nuclear
> Fusion - well has been for the last 40 years anyway.

At least we can all hold on to the awe-inspiring success of the Eagle and the Moon!!!!!!!! An objective realised!

> 100% of app code in the DB is not so easy if you want your DB to be
> application independent...

Thanks Paul. Let us for the moment disregard technical difficulties to be overcome in order to arrive at general application independence.

What I seek is the answer to the questions:

1. Is the reality of getting 100% of the app code into the DB some form of recognizeable theoretical achievement, either in the academic sphere or in the engineering sphere. (And thanks elswhere on this thread for the pointer re Access)
2. If so, has there been any dialogue on this matter, and where might I seek it?
3. If not, (ie: if it is no big deal) do you think it should be?

Many thanks for your response, BTW. For the record, one of my major clients has asked me the simple question:

     "Shouldn't it be the main theoretical objective for a DBA
      to try to get their app code in the DB, wouldn't that then
      allow fool proof maintenance and upgrade/transportablility??

(NB: My client pays inordinate 3rd party DB apps support costs. not to me but to many other apps vendors)

I was simply trying to establish whether or not this may have been on the IT Milestones List for the big RDBMS vendors, such as IBM, ORacle and MS.

And if indeed, it was not on the list, why it was not on the list.

You see, the team that put the Eagle on the moon set themselves objectives. I admire that team, always have and always will.

How big, in the sphere of information technology today is this objective of getting 100% of the app code into the DB.

Best wishes,

Farmer Brown
Falls Creek, Australia Received on Wed Aug 14 2002 - 06:25:49 CEST