[AccessD] Interesting Access article

[jack drawbridge]

I saw this
<https://accessexperts.com/blog/2019/11/09/the-office-product-that-refuses-to-die/>
on another Access related forum. Certainly the original article has been
shown to
have a definite bias along with serious shortcomings.

On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 12:46 AM Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
wrote:

> Yep, also if you are ging to incude Access as a data engine alongside SQL
> Server, mySQL
> etc, you should include SQLite in the breakdown as well.
>
> That would sure change the proportions.  :)
>
>
> On 11 Nov 2019 at 4:04, Steve Schapel wrote:
>
> > I agree entirely, Stuart.
> >
> > It always amazes me how many people who you would expect to know
> > better, seem to talk of Access and SQL Server as if they are are
> > variants of the same species.
> >
> > I also took exception to some of the author's other statements in that
> > article.  As one example, "Microsoft has made more than one attempt to
> > terminate it."  I do not believe that is true.
> >
> > Regards
> > Steve
> >
> > ------ Original Message ------
> > From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
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> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Interesting Access article
> >
> > >He has missed the point entirely.
> > >
> > >Access is not a database!
> > >
> > >Access is a very powerful Rapid Application Development environment
> > >which can use its own native database format (Microsoft Jet) or any
> > >number of  robust  RDBMSs.
> > >
> > >The statement "These statistics almost certainly overstate the
> > >popularity of Access" is 100% wrong.   A number of those Oracle, SQL
> > >Server and MySQL segments of the pie chart will be using Access as an
> > >application FE.
> > >
> > >I've been building complex Access applications using SQL Server and
> > >MySQL as the database for years.
> > >
> > >
> > >On 31 Oct 2019 at 8:45, jack drawbridge wrote:
> > >
> > >>  Just saw this discussed on a few forums.
> > >>  Interesting article on Access's continued survival.
> > >>  <https://medium.com/young-coder/microsoft-access-the-zombie-databa
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