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- From: drew@netcom.com (Drew Wade)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases
- Subject: Re: OODB Experiences/Opinions (Objectivity)
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- Message-ID: <v__n0sq.drew@netcom.com>
- Date: 21 Aug 92 02:51:45 GMT
- References: <1992Aug17.221704.17350@odi.com> <1992Aug20.073310.13832@objy.com> <1992Aug20.085436.13400@fzi.de>
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- Actually, Hartmut, I can get 'em for free...but that's a bit unfair because
- I work here. :)
- But you can get a manual set just by purchasing them. They're on the
- price list for a price designed to cover our costs plus a little -- not
- intended to be a money maker. Feel free to contact remy@objy.com or
- info@objy.com.
-
- -Drew Wade
- Objectivity, Inc.
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- Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
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- In article <1992Aug20.085436.13400@fzi.de> schreiber@fzi.de writes:
- >Message-ID: <1992Aug20.073310.13832@objy.com>
- >Organization: Objectivity Inc.
- >References: <bem.713721261@stone.NSD.3Com.COM> <1992Aug14.191216.20576@slc.com> <1992Aug17.221704.17350@odi.com>
- >Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 07:33:10 GMT
- >Lines: 30
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- >In article <1992Aug20.073310.13832@objy.com>drew@objy.com (Drew Wade) writes:
- >> In article <1992Aug17.221704.17350@odi.com> dlw@odi.com writes:
- >> >In article <1992Aug14.191216.20576@slc.com> marcs@slc.com (Marc San Soucie) writes:
- >> >
- >> > > Journal of Object Oriented Programming. June 92. pp 27-43.
- >> >
- >> > 3. It appears that not all of the products were evaluated with equal rigor.
- >> > At least one of the evaluations appears to be based upon an evaluation copy
- >> > of the product, which was available to the authorUs for a period of one
- >> > month in early 1991. Evaluation of other products were based upon extensive
- >> > use. What is often apparent after extensive use is often not apparent
- >> > during a one month evaluation - for example usability, scalability and
- >> > robustness.
- >> >
- >> >I'd like to go even farther than Jacob and Marc. From reading the
- >> >article, I did not get the impression that the authors did a one month
- >> >evaluation on each of the OODBMS's they describe. It strongly
- >> >appeared to me that for most of the products, they simply read the
- >> >manual. People reading the article should keep in mind the inherent
- >> >limitations of an evaluation that's not based on actual use.
- >> >
- >>
- >> I'll go yet farther...they didn't even read our manual! We weren't
- >> in the report. Oh, well...
- >>
- >> -drew wade
- >> objectivity, inc.
- >
- >Did you ever try to get Objectivity/DB manuals without actually purchasing
- >the software?
- >
- >You won't get it! Oh, well...
- >
- >--
- >
- >Hartmut (schreiber@fzi.de)
- >
-