Let me give you an example. MS Access and a database. Sure I could use the database as a dumb store and write reams of VBA, but that's not how I do it. I write

Let me give you an example. MS Access and a database. Sure I could use the database as a dumb store and write reams of VBA, but that's not how I do it. I write functions in plpgsql and have minimal code in VBA. In my practice VBA and JavaScript are used in very much the same way. One of the great things about writing apps this way is you can easily migrate your MS Access database to the web. Or use both at the same time, say, MS Access for the desktop and Envelope for mobile users. Then when someone hits a "ship" button the same code runs regardless. This is the original Oracle model published in their very earliest manuals. I know lots of people don't take advantage of the database for stored procedures/functions but I wasn't thinking about them when I wrote my previous comment. I apologize.