Afaik, we already have a good JDBC driver.
I'll not discuss what language is better, since such discussions are useless and endless. Firebird just need to provide ways for the most used languages to access it, and so far, we are doing well in this aspect, since we have plenty of drivers for a good number of languages (Java included). Delphi still represents a large amount of our user base, so just make sure that any changes will not break or cause them any trouble.
[]s
Carlos
http://www.firebirdnews.org
FireBase - http://www.FireBase.com.br
| It's good to have a core user base, but what is the trend? I just spoke with a company that for a number of reasons would like to move some 800 systems off of Delphi. What language are they considering? Java. Their choice for database access? JDBC. Why? Flexibility . JDBC allows them to code to a widely supported and accepted industry standard. With that port completed they would then have more flexibility to choose another database to support their product. They would then need to be given compelling reasons to stay with Firebird. There are basically only two options for this project: Grow, or Die. On Jul 28, 2014, at 1:44 PM, Carlos H. Cantu wrote: Re: [Firebird-devel] New Interface
Due to legacy reasons (IB, Borland, etc), Firebird is still very related to Delphi. Many years ago, I ran a poll at FireBase so people could indicate what language they use to access Firebird, and 84% used Delphi. Back in 2008, I ran similar pool at FirebirdNews, and Delphi got 64% of the votes. Java got 5%. Total votes were 887. I guess now (2014), Delphi still represents at last 50% of our user base. |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infragistics Professional Build stunning WinForms apps today! Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk
Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
