yes, if your application is tied to SB, then your platform options are limited. But it sounds like a lot of developers want to move away from SB into more mainstream web-oriented applications. You want to compare building web applications on Cache vs U2 (and vs non-mv platforms as well, because you probably have an investment in mv buisness logic that you don't want to abandon).
On Apr 9, 2011, at 5:16 PM, George Land wrote: > With any platform change you have to ask what you are getting and what you > are losing compared with where you are. > > If you want to evolve the application then your only option is to stay with > U2 because that is the only platform that SB will run on. OK, there was an > attempt to emulate SB on Cache, last I saw it there was a long way to go and > in reality you are going to spend a long time just getting to where you > already are. I'm a great believer in the evolution of software, it is rare > that throwing away what you have is the best way forwards, you spend a long > time coding stuff that is perfectly OK as it is. > > So I'd ask what you feel you would gain moving anywhere, is there something > that you feel you can't do on the platform you are on? > > George Land > APT Solutions Ltd > U2 UK Distributor > > > > > On 10/04/2011 01:07, "Don Verhagen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Group, >> >> I want to ask if anyone has had any experience with Cache and also has >> experience with U2 and SQL. I have been out of the MV (U2) since then of >> 2008, currently .NET (C#) and MSSQL. I have a large MV application written >> in SB and Unidata that I would like to re-develop. >> >> The basic roundup: >> Entity Files >> - Employees (1M+ records) >> - Customers (1M+ records) >> >> Transactons: >> - Payroll/Timecard/Invocing related files (10M+ records each file). >> >> Binary Files: >> - Photos, Documents (resumes, HR Forms) (2-3M records) >> >> >> This will be a small/midsize enterprise application that will have both >> desktop, web, and mobile modules. >> >> Areas of interest: >> - Speed (I know this is difficult without hardware/etc). >> - File / Program Architecture >> - Development Language/Environment >> - Change Management (SDLC) >> - Deployment >> >> >> I just looking for an over feel and professional opinions as compared to >> other platforms. The biggest issues I have with SQL is the shear about of >> tables and their inflexibility with max sizes and such. The toughest >> question I hate to answer what is: The maximum size for column/field "Last >> Name/Surname", Answer: How the hell do I know! >> >> Thank you in advance for any and all opinions related to Cache, online or >> offline. >> >> P.S. I have been on this list for at least a decade, please don't hold that >> against me. =) >> >> Don Verhagen >> Emjack Group, LLC. >> Email: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> U2-Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
