Re: OracleXE is garbage

From: Tomo <tkokoska_at_varteks.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:25:33 -0800
Message-ID: <ekk5gu$fm9$1@ss408.t-com.hr>

"reqfoo" <reqfoo_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1164738502.873600.181260_at_80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
> Once upon a time I used PostgreSQL and was happy. Then one day my
> employer told me that we were all to use OracleXE while working on the
> big new project. Since then I've come to hate Oracle.
>
> Why is the installation so huge?
>
> Why does my computer crawl on startup if the DB is configured as a
> service that automatically starts up?
>
> Why does the web-based UI for the DB take a year to come up when I
> haven't accessed it in awhile?
>
> Why does the web-based UI give me an "invalid statement" error for its
> own dynamically generated query?
>
> I've also used several other Oracle products in the last couple years
> and every single experience has contributed to the same verdict:
>
> Oracle software might perform well in *very* specific situations, but
> in general it is bloated garbage.
>
> Thoughts?
>

XE didn't use for big projects it is version for Oracle advertising and teaching opportunities and possibilities of Oracle database...

You can use MS Access instead, or PostgreSQL as you said!! Received on Wed Nov 29 2006 - 17:25:33 CST