Re: Tutorials

The "real point" is, is this product of use?

The real answer is, yes it is.

Quibbling about how Oracle stores its numbers, for example (the site's point number 1), is a classic example of wondering how many angels can fit on the head of a pin. The fact is, it *does* store numbers, and the lack of a "float" data type is no obstacle to it being used in scientific circles.

The quibble looks meaningful (after all, his point number 2 says that it will make Oracle run slowly). But it's not (Oracle will outpace most databases on any platform you care to mention). Even benchmarks (which I generally loathe) show that.

Anyway, I've yet to encounter a single "nightmare" or source of unending grief. Of course Oracle's not flawless. As you say, neither is Sybase, nor any other product. And that's the real "real point".

HJR

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"Murray Peterson" <mwp_at_home.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in

> news:3be4ae29$0$15992$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au:

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> > Depends what you mean by "quite good".

> >

> > The list of complaints the guy has includes some which are just

> > completely untrue and indicate the guy simply hasn't bothered to learn

> > his stuff, many which are wildly inaccurate, and practically all of

> > which are basic misunderstandings of the real point.

> >

>

> What do you consider the "real point"?  Some of the complaints are quite

> valid, and cause an amazing amount of grief when dealing with Oracle.  For

> the record, I can't exactly call Sybase a wonderful product either -- it

> has its own set of problems as well.

>

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