[DUG] D2005/Architect

[Allan, Samuel]

Does ECO support existing database schemas?
Does ECO support poorly designed existing database schemas?
Does ECO support multiple databases at once?
Does ECO support multiple database manufacturers at once?
How many different database manufacturers does ECO support?

How far does this support go?
How flexible is it?

How hard is it to use? I mean, is the answer yes, but only if you stand
on one foot while reciting the national anthem and hopping widdershins
around a 100 year old oak tree?

How hard is ECO to use in general, when you are using it the "right"
way?

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]
On Behalf Of Richard Vowles
Sent: Tuesday, June 21 2005 12:59 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: RE: [DUG] D2005/Architect


ECO is not modeling.  

It is:
Designtime Support Features 
	Persistence mechanism (RDBMS or XML file) 
	Database configuration 
	Database schema creation/evolution 
	Model validation 
	OCL expression editor 
	Object-relational mapping 
Runtime Support Features 
	Undo/Redo mechanism 
	OCL querying 
	OCL evaluation 
	Caching of objects 
	Subscription mechanism 
	Transaction support 
	Binding to data-aware .NET UI controls 

And even then, that doesn't even come close to indicating how good ECO
is. If I was to leave Borland, I would stiff for the Architect version
of Delphi in an instant. 
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Richard Vowles
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-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]
On Behalf Of JeremyN at FrontierSoftware.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2005 12:29 p.m.
To: delphi at ns3.123.co.nz
Subject: RE: [DUG] D2005

Well there are actually only 2 differences between the Enterprise and
Architect versions.
ECO and OptimizeIt. If you are not doing any modelling (ie. not using
ECO) then you are wasting your money. 

OptimizeIt is not the greatest profiler in the world (actually it's
pretty ordinary compared to some - AQTime, for instance (which Borland
use)).

> I got architect cos I did't want to downgrade.  
> Most features in the architect only I never use...  

> I think only the real geeks use.  

That's a strange statement. Perhaps there needs to be a book,
"Modelling, just not for geeks anymore!"




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