Comments on: What a Database Can Say About You http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/ “What people forget is a journey to nowhere starts with a single step, too.” Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:16:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Tom Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:56:30 +0000 http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/#comment-83 <em>ASP.NET’s extensive caching really makes hosting a web site with Access as the database backend a viable choice</em> Yeah, I'm a huge fan of how easy it is to cache with .NET and how many options you have, but even then you're still limited by the bandwidth Access can move. <em>there is something to be said for building a support contract</em> Absolutely, but is that really true with databases? They're pretty settled technology and those Web Connector licenses were around $20,000. That would buy a lot of support/ contractor hours if something did go pear-shaped. ASP.NET’s extensive caching really makes hosting a web site with Access as the database backend a viable choice

Yeah, I’m a huge fan of how easy it is to cache with .NET and how many options you have, but even then you’re still limited by the bandwidth Access can move.

there is something to be said for building a support contract

Absolutely, but is that really true with databases? They’re pretty settled technology and those Web Connector licenses were around $20,000. That would buy a lot of support/ contractor hours if something did go pear-shaped.

]]> By: Jason http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Jason Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:07:52 +0000 http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/#comment-81 I had written a toy ASP app in 2002 or so that used Access as its backend database, which crashed even with no usage :/. I'm a pretty huge OSS advocate, but there is something to be said for building a support contract. I had written a toy ASP app in 2002 or so that used Access as its backend database, which crashed even with no usage :/.

I’m a pretty huge OSS advocate, but there is something to be said for building a support contract.

]]> By: Eric http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Eric Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:12:47 +0000 http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/#comment-80 Oddly enough, ASP.NET's extensive caching really makes hosting a web site with Access as the database backend a viable choice. Of course, this depends on the type of queries (stored blog entries vs. 200,000 product search). Oddly enough, ASP.NET’s extensive caching really makes hosting a web site with Access as the database backend a viable choice.

Of course, this depends on the type of queries (stored blog entries vs. 200,000 product search).

]]> By: Tom http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Tom Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:47:20 +0000 http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/#comment-79 We did kick around the idea of SQL Server Express a few times, but that came on the scene far after we had made the transition. Working at a mainly-Microsoft shop meant working with clients who were already on MS gear and I think there tends to be a built-in suspicion of "free" software (the reverse of <a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001097.html" rel="nofollow">this CodingHorror post</a>). It's like audiophiles who insist on Monster Cable under the assumption that higher prices ensure higher quality. Great work can be done on any platform, but it's not inherent in any platform. We did kick around the idea of SQL Server Express a few times, but that came on the scene far after we had made the transition. Working at a mainly-Microsoft shop meant working with clients who were already on MS gear and I think there tends to be a built-in suspicion of “free” software (the reverse of this CodingHorror post). It’s like audiophiles who insist on Monster Cable under the assumption that higher prices ensure higher quality. Great work can be done on any platform, but it’s not inherent in any platform.

]]> By: Jon H http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Jon H Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:41:21 +0000 http://www.thosecleverkids.com/blog/2008/04/09/what-a-database-can-say-about-you/#comment-78 SQLExpress is an excellent bridge point between Access and full SQL Server. Why did you not consider this? SQLExpress is an excellent bridge point between Access and full SQL Server.

Why did you not consider this?

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