On 24/09/2025 01:59, Rick Hillegas wrote:
Java 8 was the last Oracle LTS release which bundled Derby as JavaDB. Later on, JavaDB was removed from Oracle Java 8 and Java 7 according to this page: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javadb.html MySQL became Oracle's preferred open source database.
Amazing, considering what a pile of crap MySQL is: complicated to configure, lacking in features...
I use Derby on several long-running projects and will continue to do so, whatever happens. It's simple, reliable, has a full set of SQL features, and supports Java functions for useful extensions (e.g. string matching uses regexes, special-purpose formatting, ...). Perfect, from my pov.
Oh well. Sic transit gloria Derby. So long, and thanks for all the fish... -- John English -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com
