Re: The Anti-SQL Movement

[Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>]

What's the alternative? Use File I/O and eliminate database independence?
What would you use for Java based programs?

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey - those of us who have been saying for years that "SQL for
> everything" doesn't make sense are no longer crying alone!
>
> The phrase from the article that caught my eye was this one:
>
> "SQL is an awkward fit for procedural code, and almost all code is
> procedural," said Curt Monash, an independent database analyst and
> blogger. For data upon which users expect to do heavy, repeated
> manipulations, the cost of mapping data into SQL is "well worth
> paying ... But when your database structure is very, very simple, SQL
> may not seem that beneficial."
>
> If you want to read the whole article you'll find it here:
> http://tinyurl.com/n5vqru
>
>
>
> Jon Paris
>
> www.Partner400.com
> www.SystemiDeveloper.com
>
>
>
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