I had to do a double take and check the posting date when I saw the 'can be version controlled' part, complete with a _CVS_ screenshot. Wow. My take: Stored pr

I had to do a double take and check the posting date when I saw the 'can be version controlled' part, complete with a _CVS_ screenshot. Wow. My take: Stored procedures are a valid tool that belongs in everyone's toolset. I dislike them for one reason only: I'd rather define as much as possible in _one_ language. Having a codebase that is mixed between languages can be worth the tradeoff, but I'd like to avoid it where possible.