Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!usenet.ukfsn.org!not-for-mail From: Martin Gregorie Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Ubunto Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:29:42 +0000 (UTC) Organization: UK Free Software Network Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: <4e9b8cd8$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 84.45.235.129 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: localhost.localdomain 1318886982 21124 84.45.235.129 (17 Oct 2011 21:29:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@localhost.localdomain NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:29:42 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Pan/0.135 (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea; GIT 30dc37b master) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:8930 On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:03:04 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote: > I don't think Derby and PostgreSQL are alternatives. > > You could use Derby for your development incl. unit test because it is > practically no install/config and PostgreSQL for your QA and production > for the reliability and performance. > Of course, but with PostgreSQL installed and running, the effort needed to add a new project/database/call it what you will is probably the same as it would be with Derby - and I don't need to learn another database's SQL syntax quirks to do it. I've nothing against Derby: its on my list of things to get up to speed with, but hasn't yet got to the head of the list. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |