On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:34:50 +0000, Brian Peasland wrote:
>> I agree. Then again, I never learned PL/SQL ;-)
>
> Maybe you should!!! Its pretty easy to pick up.
>
> The general rule of thumb goes as follows:
>
> 1. If it can be done with straight SQL, then use straight SQL.
> 2. If #1 is not possible, use PL/SQL.
> 3. If #2 is not possible, then use Java.
> 4. If #3 is not possible, then use C.
>
> Of course, we are talking about accessing data and running stored
> procedure in the database, not in your application here. If I was doing
> something really complex, mathematically, such as working with Fast
> Fourier Transforms, then I wouldn't even be doing that in the database!
> I'd code it straight in my application and run it on an nice high-end
> workstation!!! ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Brian
Yeah, maybe. Alas, Life is short and Java just about keeps me
busy as H... ;-)
Cheers,
dmz17
Received on Fri Oct 18 2002 - 10:37:31 CDT
