What I was planing on doing, is using as much flat 8.1.7 features, but take
advantage of the 9i way of doing it.
For example, 9i is faster in calls to sql from PLSQL, this will not effect
my PLSQL code in one bit.
The new OPS features, if I need to go to old OPS, won't need to change code.
If there is something in 9i I find that I must use, then I will need to make
a decision.
"Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that way
when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their shoes."
Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
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you say that you will have 8.1.7 and 9i up during development, so that you
will be able to move back to 8.1.7 should something (a bug?) crop up.
Okay, are you planning on using no features in 9i that are not in 8.1.7? If
so, great. If not, you would have to redevelop and rethink the direction to
return to the 8.1.7 platform.
next, you say that you are comfortable with the possible shakiness of 9i
given that your development cycle will be a year and you believe that it
will be solid by then. But what if you have to code in work-arounds during
that shakedown time? Are you planning on flagging those and going back and
fixing the code once the problem has been resolved in 9i?
I would be happier to do this sort of development cycle within a major
release. I.e., develop on 9.1 and fall back to a stable 9.0.1 rather than
cross such major boundaries. Unless I was not taking advantage of new
features.
My $0.02
Rachel
>From: Christopher Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Would you use 9i?
>Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:43:45 -0800
>
>I am starting a new company, I am going to be building a platform which
>will
>use Oracle database as it's infrastructure. It will be a very large
>application and environment If all goes well. It will take about a year
>from start to finish till I will attempt to be live. I am debating about
>using 9i or sticking with 8.1.7. Since it will be in development, I am
>comfortable within a year 9i should just be about stable, and would be nice
>to already be on it's features, specially it's OPS features. And not have
>to worry about the big move over (and probably costly) in the future.
>During development it would be easy to have 8.1.7 and 9i side by side just
>in case something crops ups and hinders our path.
>
>Anyone have anything bad to say about that idea? Let them rip, and be
>honest.
>
>"Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that
>way when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their
>shoes."
>
>Christopher R. Spence
>Oracle DBA
>Phone: (978) 322-5744
>Fax: (707) 885-2275
>
>Fuelspot
>73 Princeton Street
>North, Chelmsford 01863
>
>
>
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