> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Subhobroto Sinha > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 11:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ilug-cal] Reference : A syllabus based query > > > Without beating about the bush, the VB-Access > curriculla is *very* harmful. I may humbly point out that VB is probably the most usable RAD my eyes have seen. If the need is to search for a VB replacement, I'd like to refer to the Gambas review at osnews.com a few days ago.
> > Cal-LUGers have suggested excellent GUI-DBMS pairs for > this thread, and to reiterate, a C++/SQL based duo is > *best* suited for learning purposes AFAIK.. > The reason why I suggest C++ or a C++ like language > (Python, C#, Java..) is that OOP is *closely* ties > with RDBMS design. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You evidently have not studied the basics of RDBMS's as mandated by the University. Relational database concepts were propounded sometime in 1969 (IIRC) and Object Oriented concepts have led to a modification of RDBMS to ORDBMS (Object Relational Detabase Management System) for example the latest PostgreSQL. There is also OODBMS, or Object Oriented DBMS, but I haven't heard of any product that is being widely used. > If fast GUI creation is a priority of the syllabi, > then again C/C++ based RADs line QT/GTK/wxWindows etc > will come to the rescue. No problem here too.. I personally think that C++ is a little top-heavy. Adding Object Oriented concepts to a procedural language (even when that language is as good as C) does not result in a pleasant language. For example, what is the use of public functions for structures in C++ ? > This email is *not* only a suggestion, but a plea to > the university I (and many of LUGers) study under - > WBUT. Send your suggestions to (possibly) the WBUT-LUG mailing list. Or go and talk to the officials directly. > Take this as a plea - replace the VB-Access duo. It > can eveb be C#-SQL, but *not* VB - please. Ahh, reminds me of modmono (or was that mod_mono ?) ! Soumyadip Modak -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
