>> In actual practice, the consultant is just as often chosen to beef up and sell the bosses pre-determined point of view.<<
Sure this happens. I have worked in environments where the consultants are brought in for opinions, and are used to make the best decision. It is a valuable service and one I provide to my customers. There are good and bad consultants in every business. Life happens. >>> >> Perhaps what is really being asked is "what is the best general > >> purpose database product for future investment?"<< > > Totally different question for a totally different perspective. But it is high on the list of considerations with something as important as a language decision, where hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars are involved.<< The difference of when the decision of language and tools is made is huge. You make it first and you are likely to fail. You make the decision after the bulk of the requirements are made and you are more likely to improve the odds for success. Once you have the requirements figured out you can ask the question of what is the better of the development tools and can debate more efficiently which vendor you will use for language X. I can use any language to build an application that stores data in tables. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses between the languages for a specific project is what good developers are able to do. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
