Re: Can we solve this -- NFNF and non-1NF at Loggerheads

From: David Cressey <david.cressey_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:44:10 GMT
Message-ID: <ubMOd.11892$wK.9812@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>

<lauri.pietarinen_at_atbusiness.com> wrote in message news:1107888779.257397.229830_at_l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...

> Many 4GL languages were very popular and successful (among others
> Telon comes to mind),
> because they were built with the whole environment in mind. SQL-DMBSes
> overtook them and we lost the tight integration between DBMS and
> application.
>

I'm not following you. Just what is "tight integration between DBMS and application?"

> SQL-DBMSes are app. environment neutral, which is of course a good
> thing, but
> we are losing in productivity. In my opinion J2EE has set us back 20
> years.

In what way? (Not that I disagree. I just want clarification.) Received on Thu Feb 10 2005 - 10:44:10 CST