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I wondered when you'd chime in. Let me know when you are ready to tackle the big picture of the iSeries perception and ways to have it taken seriously when competing against is internationally recognized RDBMS rivals. And since I have been around for a long time and have faced the big picture and realized what makes a platform have a future, I try to get the faithful to recognize the "elephant in the living room". You're very smart Joe and I keep hoping you'll help me with the big picture and not hit me on the nits. Dave >>> joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2/23/2006 15:51:38 >>> I shouldn't bother, but I'm in a mood... > From: Dave Odom > > Not true about SQL being slower access than RPG. Yes it is true. I've proven it over and over. In single record access, RPG beats SQL. In single record update, it beats it by an order of magnitude. Set-based access, as Walden points out, is faster, particularly when the set size is over 100 records. At about ten records, the two are pretty close. But for transaction processing (as opposed to data mining), nothing beats good old indexed access. > But the bigger > picture is if the platform is to compete seriously in the market place > against other DBMS platforms it is imperative those using legacy > programming languages (RPG, CL, etc.) move to using mainstream languages > (SQL for sure) and programming methodologies. SQL is not an application development language. It is a data access language. It has been poked, prodded and manipulated into doing many of the things that true application development languages do, but only at the cost of lots of strange platform-specific behavior. Try getting the first ten rows of any SELECT in the four or five top databases, and you'll see what I mean. SQL is to databases what C++ is to systems programming. A really good language for what it does with a bunch of baggage placed on it that it was never intended for. If you want objects, use a true OO: Java for strong typing, something like Python for weak typing. Anyway, this is hardly going to change minds. If you've been around a while, though, you realize that no two business are exactly the same, and that there exists a mix of technologies, OO and procedural, GUI and green screen, set-based and transaction-oriented, for every business problem. And in the end, those who use the best tools for the job are the ones who really understand the bigger picture. Joe
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