Re: Best Package(s) for Large in-house Payroll Application Development

CraigH <72732.2327_at_compuserve.com> writes:
> Ghost Rider wrote:
> >
> > I need some opinions on what the best client server package to use with oracle to
> > develop a very large payroll system. The system we currently have is on
> > << snip>>
> > Thank you very much in advance,
> > Gary
>
>
> For any PC(windows)-Client NT/Unix-Server I strongly recommend Delphi (by Borland
> International).
>
> It is fully OO, compiles to native machine code (lightning fast !) and can easily
> upsize/downsize. It requires no run-time components. You only pay for the development
> software so its a one-off cost. It is a fully integrated package (IDE with editor,
> compiler, debugger etc.). Excellent for prototyping and RAD as well.
>
> Delphi usage is rapidly growing (380000 copies sold in its first year). It is well
> supported (both by Borland and a whole bunch of UseNet groups (see
> comp.lang.pascal.delphi...)).
>
> And finally, no, I do not work for Borland.
>
> --
>
> The reason people get lost in thought...
> is because its unfamiliar territory.
>

Delphi does seem the ideal OO platform for general purpose programming (much better than VB), but for database-specific applications, well, mmm...
Access (although not OO) allows you to directly manipulate very complex SQL structures in a manner that is so "continuous" to the whole IDE that you have the same control over queries as that which you have over forms.
As regarding Delphi, you'll spend too much time debugging GPFs. Received on Fri Jun 07 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST