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Re: java study books

From	"RedGrittyBrick" <redgrittybrick@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this>
Subject	Re: java study books
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Date	2011-04-27 15:22 +0000
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Arne Vajhoj wrote:
> Lew wrote:
>> On Sep 3, 5:59 pm, Arne Vajhoj <a...@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> Lew wrote:
>>>> On Sep 1, 9:56 am, bujji <buddiinl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Why oracle Type 4 driver is named as oracle thin
>>>> Because Oracle wants us to realize that it uses less resources than
>>>> their other drivers.
>>> I don't think the "thin" is about resources - it is about what need to
>>> be installed locally. The thin driver does not require the Oracle client
>>> software to be installed. Just the jar file and actually not even that
>>> because it can be downloaded by a classloader.
>>
>> I see that client software as the resource not needed by the thin
>> driver.
> 
> Ah. I read "uses less resources" as "uses less CPU and/or RAM" not as
> "uses less other software".
> 

I did too, since the distinction between "fewer" and "less" then 
becaomes relevant.

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