On May 3, 2006, at 10:08 AM, David Avendasora wrote:
Okay, I'll bite. Why would I want to use it over other options? Are
there features (besides cost) about it that would make me use it
over other databases?
1. Its a real database. IMHO it rivals Oracle, not MySQL/Postgres.
2. It supports every Foundation type directly.
3. If you pay for support, its outstanding.
4. 3 choices for db admin tools: a web server, a cocoa app, and a
java app
5. The database connection library is really simple for you bare
metal guys. I have
a PyObjC wrapper for it in Python that lets me poke around in
the database using
Python.
6. My compatriot at Marketocracy just got it working with Ruby on
Rails, and of course, its supported WO from the get-go.
Anecdote: We did a shootout at Marketocracy, and Frontbase was
faster then Oracle, and worked better with WebObjects then anything
else. Frontbase easily saved us $300,000 over Oracle, if not more
because:
a. We could administrate it ourselves.
b. Our developers could run their own databases as needed.
c. Once the database is shutdown, databases just look like files
so you can move
them around using obscure tools like "cp" and "mv".
Pierce
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