Re: WebDNA Feature Request
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texte = Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > 1. Major Database support build in. Connect natively to Oracle, DB2, MS SQL. WebDNA already has ODBC support. What are you expecting native drivers to cost to develop? Here's a hint: it's really hard to bind to multiple databases with native drivers; you wind up building an abstraction layer which winds up just duplicating ODBC (as pathetic as *that* is). It's a big distraction from features that everyone will use. > As long as we can't connect to other systems, WebDNA can not compete > with other systems. Flat file is nice and fast, but you can't argue with > a CEO and lack of SQL support. Sure I can. All I have to do is point out the cost of Oracle (per CPU or per seat) or MS SQL (per connection plus per server?). Your licensing cost depends on your traffic, whereas right now your licensing is flat with regards to traffic. If you already have an enterprise SQL solution, you already have staff to support the database (which is not something that HTML jockeys should attempt). But, an experienced Oracle DBA is $120k per year in my market, so a free database usually beats out a commercial one for most purposes. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > 1. Major Database support build in. Connect natively to Oracle, DB2, MS SQL. WebDNA already has ODBC support. What are you expecting native drivers to cost to develop? Here's a hint: it's really hard to bind to multiple databases with native drivers; you wind up building an abstraction layer which winds up just duplicating ODBC (as pathetic as *that* is). It's a big distraction from features that everyone will use. > As long as we can't connect to other systems, WebDNA can not compete > with other systems. Flat file is nice and fast, but you can't argue with > a CEO and lack of SQL support. Sure I can. All I have to do is point out the cost of Oracle (per CPU or per seat) or MS SQL (per connection plus per server?). Your licensing cost depends on your traffic, whereas right now your licensing is flat with regards to traffic. If you already have an enterprise SQL solution, you already have staff to support the database (which is not something that HTML jockeys should attempt). But, an experienced Oracle DBA is $120k per year in my market, so a free database usually beats out a commercial one for most purposes. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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