I use Firebird since 0.x version (open interbase?) . It's the most versatile db I've found so far : embedded and full server, linux(99%) and windows, odbc or jaybird.
Installs in 5 minutes with db configuration. I never had a performance issue that was not my fault and biggest db's are 80GB+ with ~300 concurrent sessions . The "tooling" is becoming a problem for me as I use less and less ms-windows. There are no linux tools I can bare to use daily as Flamerobin is, and I must start migrating to v3 ASAP. I'm starting to evaluate windows tools within WINE and java based tools . Regards Pablo Sánchez > Hello everyone, > > <IMHO> > > I've been using FB since version 1 and I have only good comments about > the database quality and performance. However, It's true that the > development has evolved too slow and we had to wait almost 10 years > since the first release to get a real SMP support (I know that's tricky > since for Linux and classic was not a problem) and we were far behind > the competitors MySQL and PgSQL. > > In the meantime the great team was improving the database, MySQL and > PgSQL have won a lot of user base because they evolved faster adding new > features like XML support, JSON, NoSQL engines, etc. into their database > core. Some of those features look far away from the Firebird next versions. > > Also, today I was looking for a Flamerobin updated version but the > project seens abandoned. I mean, flamerobin is a really cool tool but > nobody is helping its developers to keep it updated. Some of you can > blame that everyone should be able to create code for the project, but > that's not true, a project needs engagement to develop, knowledge of the > language, etc. So it's not e asy to add developers (and more difficult > if they don't see cool features out of the box). Basically, if you want > a management tool updated you need to go to commercial. > > So, my point is, the current Firebird develepment model is not > delivering features as the market requires, there is not a gui > management tool once you install the software, all the cool features are > commercial. If you install MySQL, after the installation you will get a > DBMS with GUI for management, encryption, replication out of the box > since many years ago, all drivers for developers if desired, extensive > support from Cloud providers, and a lot of features that make it a very > functional tool out of the box. Also PgSQL offers many of these features > out of the box fo r free. > > I know the Firebird model offers to many Companies to sell those missing > tools, but to be honest, if your competitors offer the same for free you > will go for them. In my last project I used MySQL because it has wide > support in the cloud providers, offering Database as a Service, > replication, encryption, an integrated GUI out of the box and other > features. In the next project I will be using PgSQL for similar reasons. > I'm asking myself how much time I'll still be using Firebird if the > project evolves slow, there is not GUI officially maintened and the cool > features are for the commercial companies. > > I don't want to start a flame, thos e are only my personal thoughs > regarding the Firebird future. If nothing changes, we could see some > users and developers moving to other DBMS for sure... and we have not > talked about NoSQL competitors yet... > > You are the genius, I hope you will figure out how to keep this great > project alive. > > > </IMHO> > > Best regards, > > >
