You seem to have completely missed my point. Referential integrity is only ONE reason why SQL is a "real" RDBMS as opposed to U2. ONE example. There are MANY. It's ridiculous to consider U2's approach with referential integrity to SQL comparable - enforcing referential integrity at an applications programming level is much more time-intensive and error-prone than setting it up at the database level.
It's okay to wear your rose-colored glasses on if you want to....It seems that I'm the only naysayer here, and I'm sorry to be playing the "doom & gloom" role, but IMHO it's reality - the writing is very clear on the wall to me that U2 cannot compete with the "big boys". It's even less well equipped to compete now that IBM has "left the room" and a relatively unknown company has acquired it. Just my $0.02, for what it's worth. I've lived in the Pick world since 1988 and I don't want to leave it behind, but that time has definitely come. As soon as my education enables me to join the .NET/SQL world, I'm going to bid a fond farewell to this era of my career, that has enabled me to raise my daughters, straighten their teeth, buy a house, and all of the other good things that have come my way over the last 20 years. Karen Bessel Software Developer Tyler Technologies, Inc. 6500 International Parkway, Suite 2000 Plano, TX 75093 Phone: 972.713.3770 ext:6227 Fax: 972.713.3780 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.tylertech.com Tyler is proud to be the Platinum Sponsor of The Court Technology Conference 2009 Sept. 22-24, 2009 | Denver, CO _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
