[REBOL] Re: [REBOL]REBOL Books/Database programming
From: tim::johnsons-web::com at: 23-Jan-2001 8:33
Hello;
Mat Bettinson wrote:
> Now in *my* opinion there's no way you'd use Rebol for coding a
> database anyhow - it's just not suitable for that sort of thing.
I do *mostly* database programming.
I recently rewrote a project that I support for a local chamber of commerce
membership listing.
It was originally done in C++ w/ Borland Database engine. I've been programming
in
C for 10 years.
Using rebol was far easier, took a fraction of the code, and is portable without
recompilation.
I am convinced through "my" own experience that rebol works *very*
effectively for small-to-medium database projects. On a larger scale,
rebol would be just as effective as the front end to a dedicated server, IMHO.
I'm also doing some math here: If I bill $50.00 per hour for my sevices and have
to "eat" my R&D time, then if I buy all of the existing rebol books, and save
myself
3 or more hours of R&D, I will have paid for them.
Elan's book illustrates and teaches rebol by developing one large project, with
the presumption
of (as an example) a literate non-programmer building a do-it-yourself DDBMS
for a video store. Works for me. But maybe not for everyone.
I guess that if I were to think of a way to complement the exisiting set of rebol
books,
I might say that it would be nice to see a "Rebol Cookbook", with - say - a dozen
to
twenty "recipes".
It's good to see a vigorous discussion around this topic, I *do* hope that it
doesn't get
personal.
Regards
Tim
