> -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Gainty > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:58 PM > To: johnf; pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Building Windows fat clients > > > Hello Guys > > Using C# means .NET framework will need to be installed and > your webapp will > only work with Microsoft OS Not entirely true. The Mono project ( www.mono-project.com ) has implemented a decent amount of the .NET Framework in a cross-platform environment, including much of ASP.NET. > Be aware scripting languages such as PHP and Python will > necessitate that > you acquire all of the libraries for your web app.. > As long as you stay mainstream you should be ok > But if you have specific requirements for XYZ Db that nobody > supports or > protocols or device drivers that nobody has written you'll > have to write the > libraries yourself > > Martin-- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "johnf" <jfabiani@xxxxxxxx> > To: <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 5:20 PM > Subject: Re: Building Windows fat clients > > > > On Wednesday 19 September 2007 10:19, Scott Ribe wrote: > >> I'm asking this group because we tend to think alike wrt to data > >> modeling and separation of concerns ;-) > >> > >> Any recommendations on ORM libraries for new Windows > development? The > >> last > >> time I started anything from scratch was over 10 years > ago, and the > >> "state > >> of the art" seemed to be to smash everything together into > event handlers > >> on GUI objects. Ugh. I pulled the M of the MVC out into > separate coherent > >> classes and implemented a *very* simple ORM, leaving the VC mostly > >> conflated in the event handlers--which is not too bad > since this app will > >> never need to be cross-platform. > >> > >> So the dev tool was discontinued, some closed-source libraries are > >> getting > >> less and less compatible by the year, and we're going to > rewrite. Where > >> to > >> start? It's a custom Windows-only app, only installed at > one site. Using > >> .NET would be fine. C# or C++ would be most-preferred > language choices, > >> although we could suck it up and use Java. I don't want to > put VB on the > >> table. > >> > >> Leaning toward Visual Studio .NET because I know it will be around > >> (in whatever morphed form) for a while; but also considering > >> Borland's supposedly revitalized C++ tools because I used > C++ Builder > >> with success back when MS C++ compilers were still awful. I should > >> probably mention that the Windows apps, with the exception of one > >> complicated "explore customer's > >> entire history here" screen, are pretty simple; the > complexity is in > >> reports and stored procedures. > >> > >> Suggestions where to start? > > If you like python you might want to check www.dabodev.com. > Dabo was > > designed > > to access data. > > -- > > John Fabiani > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/
