Re: PostgreSQL (fwd)

Thanks. I will keep you informed of the progress.

Adien


On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 kaiq@realtyideas.com wrote:

>
> perhaps you'd better first find an evaluation copy of informix, seems that
> they have more systematic and well-thought feature set.
>
> there are some historical relations between informix (esp. Object
> relational features) -- share the same original source code!
>
> my understanding is that more recent pg focus is to make it as a
> strong mission critical (i.e. "real", "industrial") relational
> db. so, the OO or OR features -- esp. "advanced" ones --  are kind
> of putting aside. so, that is why I suggest you take a look on informix
> first.
>
> however, please come back!!! just imagine, if your thesis' title is
> "..... using informix and JDBC", it will be much less attractive! also,
> you may leave a very pround product or half-product for PG. So, use
> informix to get started, but do real work on PG! we are looking forward
> to your work.
>
> BTW, why not OODB? also, java has a new data interface almost identical
> to OODB query standard. I know, it's much more difficult, perhaps in
> between Master and Ph.D. :-) But it also much more exciting! check
> the archive of this listing, there was a discussion about this.
>
> hope this helps. -- I'll going to do similar work, "someday".
>
> Kai
>
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Oliver Elphick wrote:
>
> > I don't have a CS background and don't really feel competent to answer this;
> > so I am forwarding it to the PostgreSQL list.
> >
> > ------- Forwarded Message
> >
> > Date:    Wed, 12 Apr 2000 05:24:41 -0400
> > From:    "Adien.Reynald.Suresh.Lopez" <ca9alo@isis.sunderland.ac.uk>
> > To:      olly@lfix.co.uk
> > Subject: PostgreSQL
> >
> > Dear Oliver
> >
> > I am a student following an MSc in Advanced Software Engineering in UK. I have
> > gone through the PostgreSQL site and have read lot about ORDBMS. I am planning
> > to do my MSc dissertation titled, "An investigation into designing and
> > developing a web information system applying an ORDBMS approach with PostgreSQL
> >
> > and Java Technology".
> >
> > What I want to do is to analyse why the ORDBMS is best suited for web
> > information systems compared to OODBMS and RDBMS, and then design an applicatio
> > n
> > using UML (for object concepts of ORDBMS), DFDs and ERAs (for Relational
> > concepts of ORDBMS) and then implement it using PostgreSQL and JDBC.
> >
> > Can you help me in suggesting how should go about it?
> >
> > Thanks and regards
> >
> > Adien
> > adien.lopez@sunderland.ac.uk
> > www.go.to/adienlopez
> >
> >
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