Comments on: Investigating Firebird http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:54:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Possibility http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4605 Possibility Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4605 <p>Just a quick comment, isn't it "Firefox" now?</p> Just a quick comment, isn’t it “Firefox” now?

]]> By: Jared http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4606 Jared Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4606 <p>FireFox is a Mozilla product. He's talking about Firebird SQL which happens to be the reason Mozilla had to change the name</p> FireFox is a Mozilla product. He’s talking about Firebird SQL which happens to be the reason Mozilla had to change the name

]]> By: Cheeser http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4607 Cheeser Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4607 <p>That's the browser (http://mozilla.org/products/firefox). The reason for the change from Firebird -> Firefox was because of this software's name.</p> That’s the browser (http://mozilla.org/products/firefox). The reason for the change from Firebird -> Firefox was because of this software’s name.

]]> By: Tim http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4608 Tim Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4608 <p>Firefox is a web browser that was formerly Firebird. One reason the name was changed is because of the naming conflict with the Firebird database (which is what this blog is referring to). The Firebird database is the open source version of Interbase (Borland).</p> <p>Confused yet? :D</p> Firefox is a web browser that was formerly Firebird. One reason the name was changed is because of the naming conflict with the Firebird database (which is what this blog is referring to). The Firebird database is the open source version of Interbase (Borland).

Confused yet? :D

]]> By: HarryF http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4609 HarryF Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4609 <p>Interesting. Never touched Firebird before by seems PHP-wise the Interbase functions can be used: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.ibase.php (see the top most comment for example)</p> Interesting. Never touched Firebird before by seems PHP-wise the Interbase functions can be used: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.ibase.php (see the top most comment for example)

]]> By: John http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4610 John Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4610 <p>Firebird is an amazing product - robust, stable and powerful. And with it's multi-versioning design, offers superb transaction isolation. Used it with Delphi for years, I'm now working with C# and the open source .net provider. kicks SQL Server's backside! And even if MySQL offered comparable features (which it doesn't), Firebird is free to deploy under all circumstances.</p> Firebird is an amazing product – robust, stable and powerful. And with it’s multi-versioning design, offers superb transaction isolation. Used it with Delphi for years, I’m now working with C# and the open source .net provider. kicks SQL Server’s backside! And even if MySQL offered comparable features (which it doesn’t), Firebird is free to deploy under all circumstances.

]]> By: Tim http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4611 Tim Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4611 <p>Harry, that's because they both originated from the same source, hence the API's are pretty much the same.</p> Harry, that’s because they both originated from the same source, hence the API’s are pretty much the same.

]]> By: zjcboy http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4612 zjcboy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4612 <p>How does Firebird compared to PostGreSQL? I think both are rich-featured (better than MySQL). But what's the main pros and cons between them?</p> How does Firebird compared to PostGreSQL? I think both are rich-featured (better than MySQL). But what’s the main pros and cons between them?

]]> By: bwarrene http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4613 bwarrene Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4613 <blockquote>How does Firebird compared to PostGreSQL? I think both are rich-featured (better than MySQL). But what's the main pros and cons between them?</blockquote> <p>I have seen many informal discussions on the two via buuletin boards and forums but have yet to see a full review with comparison yet. Perhaps that goes on my to do list....?</p>

How does Firebird compared to PostGreSQL? I think both are rich-featured (better than MySQL). But what’s the main pros and cons between them?

I have seen many informal discussions on the two via buuletin boards and forums but have yet to see a full review with comparison yet. Perhaps that goes on my to do list….?

]]> By: Riste Pejov http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/05/investigating-firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4614 Riste Pejov Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 45990239#comment-4614 <p>Firebird has "events" that can call your app when something happens in the DB. Firebird has multi generational architecture which offer fantastic concurrency. At the end, Firebird's installation weights only 2 MB, with a running footprint of around 300 K, and it can handle terabytes of data. </p> Firebird has “events” that can call your app when something happens in the DB. Firebird has multi generational architecture which offer fantastic concurrency. At the end, Firebird’s installation weights only 2 MB, with a running footprint of around 300 K, and it can handle terabytes of data.

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