Re: Modernization?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nathan

Reference by pointers doesn't mean RLA to me at all - it means that the 
elements of an object are addressable. This would be quick in some 
circumstances, as described further in that article.

But my knowledge of these things extends to the last line on that page!!

Vern

Nathan Andelin wrote:
> Regarding better performance, the article indicated that database objects were reference by "pointers" which appears to be another way of saying "record level access", which is used by RPG programmers every day.  Evidently, we have a futuristic DBMS.
>
> In his original post, Roger Harman referenced a message from a migration vendor which implied that modernization meant a change in:
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> 1. Hardware platform
> 2. Operating system
> 3. Database management system
> 4. Programming languages
> 5. Integrated development environment & related tools
> 6. 2-tier architecture to multi-tier.
>
> But they promised a streamlined migration.  Is anyone buying that?
>
> -Nathan.
>
>
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>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 11:39:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] Modernization?
>
> It was interesting to me that OODBMS was an idea that was first 
> mentioned at least as early as 1980 (or somewhere back there) - 
> according to the wiki article that Maurice cited. The same article 
> claims better performance for certain kinds of queries with OODBMS, 
> although it is maybe not so good for ad hoc stuff - best if you ask it 
> for information as it is stored.
>
> Vern