Re: choices regarding where to place code - in the database or middletier

From: Alfredo Novoa (alfredo_at_ncs.es)
Date: 01/26/04 

Date: 26 Jan 2004 09:18:49 -0800

sybrandb@yahoo.com wrote in message news:<a1d154f4.0401220423.2c4ea885@posting.google.com>...

> There is NOTHING in a middle-tier that couldn't be done by a DBMS

Of course, middle tiers are DBMSs that use other DBMSs behind the
scenes.

>, in
> most cases having it done by a middle-tier 'application' is at it's
> best asking for something completely unscalable (which BTW everyone
> with a little bit of experience knows).

Most middle tiers have blunderous designs. A good middleware must
expose a relational interface.

Regards
  Alfredo