Ah Denis - Predictable responses from A Web Man V a Midas Man. Midas is
pretty cool - dont knock it until you try it! But then have you tried IB
lately?
Cheers,
Tony.
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From: Dennis Chuah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, 19 January 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: RE: [DUG]: That famed Interbase Admin GUI...... (Att: Nic)
A couple of things:
1. Just thought I'll throw another idea for you-- why don't you write your
app as a web server. That way, all you need is for the web server to run on
one of your NT workstation boxes (ought to be able to server up to 10
connections). You have only one database connection (which is your web
server), and can throw MIDAS, etc. into the too hard / too expensive / too
complex basket. Your webapp can cache realtime data to serve out to the
clients. There are various technologies that you can employ to push data to
the clients. Also, no need to worry about installing client software
because they will all be using the browser.
2. Database backend should not be an issue for you. You ought to make your
code independent of the database backend, for example, in case the database
vendor decides to drop the product. It is not difficult to do, if you
structure your code well.
This is pretty difficult to do because of feature differences unless you
adopt a lowest common denominator approach OR a three tiered approach.
For all Nic's and Tony's rant about SQL server, it has worked fine for us -
and we do not have any DB admin expertise at all. You can compare features,
argue about merits till hell freezes over, but at the end of the day, all
that really matters is that the solution you provide meets your client's
needs. For us, SQL Server works straight out of the box. No tweaks, no
weekly reboots, etc.
Exactly, and this is why I sugested changing the focus from Features to
System Design concepts.
I think our point is not that SQL7 does not work, but simply that it is much
much easier and rewarding doing it with IB. Dont forget that we were not
always IB Fans... We came from somwhere before.
My point is, I am not saying that IB is no good or does not work, but I
cannot understand what all the fuss about SQL server is about as it has
worked very well for us and that is all that matters.
Couldn't agree more, but after all this is a Borland sponsored list, so if a
thread turns into a full on comparison of IB V XXX, what do you expect me to
say? Most of the time I stay quiet.
Regards,
Dennis.
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