OT: C,C++

[mkatz at meganet.net (Mike Katz)]

I have given a browser based solution some thought.... Im asuming that with
any of the browser based solutions (php3 and pearl) I could use odbc.  This
would intergrate pritty easly into paradox....But Ive heard that odbc is a
dog...is this true?  I nead to be able to read and write real time to a
multi relational db.  Whats is the cleanest back end to use for web browser
based client solutions?

Thanx agian

----- Original Message -----
From: Charles C. Bennett, Jr. <ccb at kukla.tiac.net>
To: <mkatz at meganet.net>
Cc: <discuss at Blu.Org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: OT: C,C++


>
> Hi Mike -
>
>    If you are looking to do database front-end type work, consider
> something that's web-centric.  If you need cross-platform you might
> consider learning Perl (www.perl.org), PHP3 (www.php.net) or Cold
> Fusion (www.allaire.com).  Perl and PHP3 are provided with most Linux
> distributions, are known to work with various web servers on NT and
> Mac and have excellent database access capabilities.  PHP3 is probably
> easier to learn.  A quick search at softpro.com shows four titles
> currently available.  Cold Fusion is a commercial package that's
> widely used in ecommerce and has recently been ported to Linux.  PHP3
> provides roughly what Cold Fusion provides and you get source code.
>
>    That being said, knowing C is good for your soul.  Cygnus
> (www.cygnus.com) has an IDE for C developers called Code Fusion
> (achoo) and Metroworks (www.metroworks.com) has an IDE called Code
> Warrior.  The native IDE for Linux developers is called Emacs.
>
>    I learned C by reading The C Programming Language (aka K&R),
> putting it down for 6 months and then rereading it while starting to
> code.  It's a very straightforward and factual presentation targeted
> at people who know how to program.  Donald Alcock's Illustrating ANSI
> C might be a better choice for some people.  They again I suspect
> they're using C How to Program from Dietel & Dietel at most community
> colleges.
>
>    You're better off with PHP3 and a browser-based interface if you
> can get away with it.  The learning curve will be much less steep.
>
> ccb
>
>
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