On Saturday 31 December 2005 3:57 pm, Sean Bruno wrote: > On Sat, 2005-12-31 at 23:48 +0200, Ali Helmy wrote: > > Hey, > > > > I need to develop a software for a small company, but I really feel > > that I want to make it all based on free-software... The software will > > include some code (Duh) which I will write in Java, along with a > > DBMS... > > > > So, I was thinking of using Eclipse for developing the software, and > > using the new free Oracle 10g-Express Edition as the DBMS... > Eclipse is a butt-kicking development environment. I would not use the version that comes with Fedora, though. I want more control over my development environment so I usually install it separately. I also install Java separately and then control it with environmental variables. > If you are going to learn a new database, i.e. you haven't worked with > Oracle before, why not use PostgreSQL or MySQL... I agree with Sean here. PostgreSQL or MySQL will be quite a bit less complicated to set up and administer than Oracle. And, if you stick to mostly "standard" SQL, your applications will be fairly transferable between DBMS. > > Have any of you tried this combination before? I think I'm settled > > about using Eclipse to develop the software, but how about the DBMS? > > Suggestions? > > If you need an alternative to Eclipse, try Kdevelop. However, eclipse > is a very useful piece of software for what you are starting. > > Furthermore, what source control system is the application going to be > maintained under? CVS, subversion, etc.... Critical piece of advice here. Be sure that you pick a good one (Eclipse works with CVS "out of the box"). Quite often people discount the source control system. Where I work, we have over 750Mg of source code under CVS. -- Rich Stanford
