Sorry Josh. That was not intended as a slur against PL/SQL. I can't say I know too much about it.
On Apr 21, 11:27 am, Josh Juneau <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry to keep chiming in on this thread, but I just do not believe > that this will be bad for Java. As a PL/SQL and Java developer, I can > tell you that PL/SQL has it's place as does Java. They are both good > at performing different tasks. One cannot overtake the other. > > On another note, I've watched a lot over the past few years and they > have a lot vested in Java and plan to move people off Oracle forms and > into Java web applications. There is a definite trend towards the use > of Java. > > Josh Juneau > DBA-Application Developer > > On Apr 20, 2009, at 7:39 PM, Christian Catchpole <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Someone here at work suggested that Oracle may want to only support > > one language. And that Java would be dropped in preference for PL/ > > SQL. > > > On Apr 21, 8:39 am, Josh Juneau <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There are many advantages of running on the JVM. Remember, we are > >> not > >> just talking about Java here, but rather all languages that run on > >> the > >> JVM. There are also thousands of great Java libraries already > >> available. Thus, also a great reason to run languages such as Python > >> on the JVM. Lots of great technology lives in the Java world. > > >> Josh Juneau > >> DBA-Application Developer > > >> On Apr 20, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Pete F > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Like Ferris Bueller said: "You're still here? It's over. Go home. > >>> Go.." > > >>> I guess if you do "enterprisey" stuff, then it is business as usual. > > >>> But enterprisey means ever increasing complexity, and backward > >>> compatibility forever -and thus the death of any language. > > >>> So if you want to work at internet speed -then you might well see > >>> this as the final capture of java by the enterprise and just another > >>> step in the slow death of java -ashes to ashes. > > >>> But hey -if you remember Ferris Bueller, then you are of a certain > >>> age. **You have been working on Java too long** Why do you love the > >>> platform so much, really?? > > >>> TIme to move on. Newspeak looks interesting :-) > > >>> Pete F --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
