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From: bert@infoswx.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Benchmarks and Real Performance (mi
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Date: Thu, 4-Jun-87 10:07:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  4 10:07:00 1987
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I also think there should be more practical information
in this newsgroup.  Technical discussions of various methods of
accomplishing a task, even if by people who have ties to
a commercial interest in a product, can be valuable as long
as they don't degenerate into sales blurb hype.  The net
seems to be fairly good at policing itself in that regard...

As for 4GLs - I recently undertook to use Informix-4GL for the
development of an applications program here.  We use the Informix
ESQL, ISQL and C-ISAM products with good results.  However,
since the application in question involves more than just
pure user-interface to and reports from our db, Informix-4GL
is not a good tool.  The interface to C included is more trouble
than it is worth, and restriction after restriction awaits
those who try to do anything outside the 4GL, which is required
in our case.

The 4GL itself is OK, as long as you can do your ENTIRE application
in it.

This is of course just an opinion I arrived at after working with
it for about a month.

I would be interested in a posting summarizing your responses
to your 4GL question.

Bert Campbell @infoswx