Re: Derby v SQLite

2007-11-02 Thread David Van Couvering
Very nice! Is Java DB embedded in the applet, or used solely on the server side? David On Oct 31, 2007 2:41 PM, David Leader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found the replies to my query interesting. I guess I need to ask my > son why he favours SQLite. I much prefer to stick with a Java-based >

Re: Derby v SQLite

2007-10-31 Thread David Leader
I found the replies to my query interesting. I guess I need to ask my son why he favours SQLite. I much prefer to stick with a Java-based solution as writing academic software on the Mac it has to be cross- platform, and I was unaware - and found it heartening - that Sun's JavaDB was an impl

Re: Derby v SQLite

2007-10-31 Thread Ryan Bobko
Personally, I think there's no comparison between Derby and SQLite. Derby's an actual database with "all" the bells and whistles, but still a really compact size. SQLite is an extremely fast database-like system with a much smaller subset of features and SQL compliance. Plus, if you're writing in J

Re: Derby v SQLite

2007-10-30 Thread Francois Orsini
> will be viable over the next 5+ years or is portable enough to be easily > migrated > > > HTH > > -G > > > -Original Message- > > From: David Leader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:54 PM > > To: Derby Disc

RE: Derby v SQLite

2007-10-30 Thread derby
and C#? Does this make sense? As an "early" adopter, you're taking a risk that your platform/technology will be viable over the next 5+ years or is portable enough to be easily migrated HTH -G > -Original Message- > From: David Leader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Derby v SQLite

2007-10-30 Thread David Leader
In another thread I recently wrote "I'm happy with the way that Derby has behaved, but I'd like to ask a provocative question nevertheless..." Back in the summer, when I told my son (who is a computer professional) that I had a Masters student porting my MySQL db to Derby, he told me I shou