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Re: java study books

From	"Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this>
Subject	Re: java study books
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Date	2011-04-27 15:22 +0000
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RedGrittyBrick wrote:
> 
> Arne Vajh|+j wrote:
>> Lew wrote:
>>> On Sep 3, 5:59 pm, Arne Vajh|+j <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.

If there is more software running, then more CPU and RAM is needed.  Ergo, 
removing the extra driver means that the JDBC layer uses less resources.  Q.E.D.

-- 
Lew

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Re: java study books "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:22 +0000
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    Re: java study books "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:22 +0000
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        Re: java study books "RedGrittyBrick" <redgrittybrick@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:22 +0000
          Re: java study books "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:22 +0000
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