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The funny thing to me is always how Oracle is the odd duck, requiring a specific client install to use.. where as most other databases have established protocol
by tracker1 7y ago
The funny thing to me is always how Oracle is the odd duck, requiring a specific client install to use.. where as most other databases have established protocols with open client library implementations.
- colordrops 7y agoSimilar to Microsoft's lock-in strategy when they were still the dominant player.
- marcosdumay 7y agoIt's almost the opposite of the Microsoft's strategy by then. Microsoft made it easy for anybody to depend on their software, Oracle goes out of their way to make it harder.
- sigzero 7y agoWe use Oracle at work but I don't use any Oracle clients because you can connect to it use JDBC.
- tracker1 7y agoJDBC doesn't require the oracle client software to be installed? -- edit Apparently Java is the one platform that Oracle supports without a separate driver install... Though their driver is probably itself written in Java.