Re: How proprietary is the "COBOL file system"

On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:52:37 +1300, "Pete Dashwood" <dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I'm not happy about the exorbitant cost of Vista Ultimate 64 bit, which is
what I'll go to when I move. By the time I get to it the price will probably
be a bit lower.

Did you know a big company running Windows servers pays Microsoft about a million dollars
a year in licensing fees? Most people think companies 'buy' Windows for a few hundred
dollars, same as they do at home.

I agree the similarity, but combining this with Query Expression goes a
quantum leap beyond current SQL. (I believe that embedded SQL is already
obsolete; and I'm gradually weaning myself away from it :-)) Integrating
Query Expressions as classes in the Language is, in my opinion, a much
better approach. Functional Programming rules!

Don't make the user stare at a blank screen while the query runs. Instead, ANTICIPATE the
query and cache its output. The user will think you're a genius for making the query run
in milliseconds. :)

Most computers are idle 99% of the time. USE those cycles for something. Users will come
out ahead, even if most of the work is never used.
.

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