Re: Good User Guides for Informix Online DS 7.23 and NewEra

On 31 Dec 97 at 0:53, Mike Segel wrote: } Here's a tip. } Don't use New Era. (Damn I'm gonna catch flack for that one. :-) Nothing wrong with NewEra. } BUT, if this is not an option, } do the following: } } 1) Place all of your business logic in C functions. (It makes them } portable.) No disrespect, Mike, but it also makes it damn hard to maintain. Business is not as static as it used to be, if it ever was. :-) } You should be creating functional layers as much as possible. } 2) Do not rely on the Class Libraries provided with New Era. } (Can we say garbage?) I think he means the AFCL here. Have a look at NEWT, from http://www.dchsoftware.co.uk -- it's downloadable. } 3) Make sure you understand OO design and techniques. This is } independant of } what ever OO language you use. ABSOLUTELY!!! } 4) Since this is your *first* experience with New Era, double or } tripple the time requirements for } your project. (You are gonna have to learn a lot and will most } likely } rewrite earlier sections of code) And this applies equally to any language, even C... :-) -- Ciao, Billy Back at the gold-face in sunny Gauteng... Informix FAQ @ http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html Drivel @ http://www.west.co.za/tasteless/