For reasons detailed on this list in many previous posts, I see lack of constraints in MV as a benefit. Since their presence is necessary, they can be built in to the app.
I look at MV as sort of the libertarians (in the U.S. anyway) of DBMSs - there's a lot of freedom so discipline is required in order to thrive. But for those who "feel" safer with significantly more restrictions, then MV is probably not for you. -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Adell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 12:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] MV Fad Stiletos? Pink shoes? i can definitely see what these two have in common with a database:) I've heard that PICK programmers are too arrogant to recognize a threat...maybe that is why their database is losing to Oracle?:) Of course now I will be labelled a heretic by the 12th century Catholic Church of database programmers, but really, look at those who designed the pick systems. To last at anything, you have to be realistic about your threats and weaknesses. Look at a legacy Oracle system with required database standards built in and compare it to a PICK db with no standards and 20 years of maintenance. At the PICK convention in Vegas this year, maybe 500 people showed up. I heard 5 years ago there more like 5,000. Sound like a fad anyone? Maybe IBM can fix it. ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users
