[AccessD] Interesting Access article

[Stuart McLachlan]

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
> 
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> >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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