[dundee] Database front end - any ideas?

[gordon dunlop]

Is the Lecturer Petra? Did she tell you that there is a free Oracle
download, Windows and Linux.

Gordon

On 08/02/2008, <3 <sauntering.with.scissors at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lots of great suggestions! thanks!
>
> I think its the SQL behind the scenes and documentation that's being
> assessed.. lecturer isnt too fussed about the front end. Her suggestion is
> Access (blegh) but said we could use something else if we like.
>
> We only have 3 or 4 weeks to complete it, so a web interface looks like the
> way to go on this one.
>
>
> On Feb 8, 2008 4:32 PM, Rick Moynihan <rick.moynihan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On 08/02/2008, Barry Carr <barry at benericht.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Hi Jen,
> > >
> > > > Hi guys,
> > > >
> > > > A bunch of us have a database project to do and I was wondering if
> > > > anyone had any ideas for what we could use as a front end?
> > > >
> > > > We were thinking of maybe a having web interface. I believe the back
> end
> > > > has to be Oracle. Preferably cross platform (mixture of windows, linux
> > > > and OS X developers), and also if it requires an install it should be
> > > > something we can all get our hands on easily.
> > >
> > > There's quite a lot to choose from. If you're set on a web front end
> then you might want to try
> > > Ruby-On-Rails. Free to download and deploy and its got quite good tool
> support Netbeans 6.0, (XP,
> > > Linux, OS X - runs on the JVM) and TextMate (OS X). Rails has excellent
> DB support but may struggle
> > > if you're expecting a lot of visitors to the site. Deploying a rails app
> can also be a bit of a pain
> > > too. There are also a couple of JVM alternatives, like Grails (Ruby on
> rails like framework for
> > > Groovy) and JRuby-On-Rails (Netbeans has direct support for this too).
> > >
> > > If you want a desktop app then you can choose between Mono (although I'm
> not sure how good its DB
> > > support is) or the JVM. If you go for the latter then I wouldn't use
> Java but have a look at Groovy
> > > or Scala instead. Groovy and Scala should be able to use all Java
> libraries and frameworks that are
> > > currently available and both of these languages are waaay ahead of Java
> esp. Scala. If you use the
> > > JVM you might also want to take a look at Hibernate which is an
> Object-relational mapping framework.
> > >
> > > There is loads more to choose from but the above should point you at the
> current mainstream.
> >
> > Now, now, Barry I'm not sure any of those other than perhaps Rails and
> > Hibernate are mainstream! :-)  Sure, they're all generating a lot of
> > interest amongst tech bloggers and the like and have many compelling
> > reasons for adoption but they're definitely not mainstream... They're
> > just fashionable to talk about :-)
> >
> > --
> >
> > Rick Moynihan
> > rick.moynihan at gmail.com
> > http://sourcesmouth.co.uk/blog/
> >
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