On 8/27/06, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Knowing SQL is a v.important part of the whole package. No excuse for not > knowing a decent about of T-SQL.
LOL. I've got a freakishly long, and irreparably inconcise draft response to Aaron, but I think I'll just create a blog, and post it there, if that's not a faux pas. It's long. And semi "stream of consciousness"-ish. Probably pretty weak, really. Basically I say how reactor (still pre-beta) has Object Oriented Queries, that are pure Reactor, and thus port-able to various DBs, by definition. More than just simple CRUD stuff! And I said I don't think it's quite right how interwoven SQL & languages are in general. I know I'd love it if there was an ORM/API that would use all the cool features of the various databases, Native when possible, emulated where required. Plus custom, coder-useful stuff ta boot... Right now you need PL-SQL, T-SQL, not sure what postgress [P]SQL is called (I usually pronounce postgree(?) wrong ;), along with mysql (not sure what it's called off hand either, heh. MSQL?)... I mean, sheesh. Forget about just swapping DSNs the instant you use one! (you better know the equivalent in the new dialect! 'cept fer ANSI, in general, of course ;) Trouble is, stuff like this is intensive! And the ORMs themselves aren't easily switchable(generally)- reading the wikipedia entries was interesting. Plus, each DB is geared for what it's geared for. Guess that matters, neh? .... T-SQL... pshaw. PL's where the $$'s @! (& did I mention that wikipedia ROCKS?) Yeah, I'd say right now you pretty much have to knoqw SQL... but I foresee change... more general, and more specific; at the same time. As usual. [= :denny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:251177 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
