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<LI><em>From</em>: "John Bertoglio" <<A HREF="mailto:alexb#internetcds,com">alexb#internetcds,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:51:31 -0700</LI>
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From: Mike Sellers <mike#bignetwork,com>
Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 1:46 PM
>My impression is that --for some really unaccountable reason-- mud
>developers have pretty much ignored the benefit of using existing
databases
>and their tools. A lot of the hard problems in mudding (e.g. dragon's
>dinner) have been resolved a long time ago in the button-down db world.
>Any good DB is going to be worthwhile for anything larger than the
smallest
>muds. Oracle is overkill unless you're talking about thousands of
>concurrent players. An SQL-accessible DB might well be useful, but at the
>very least an external, free-standing, well-formed database is going to
>help a lot with changing informational needs over time.
We use Visual FoxPro as the engine for our system. It has a full (if
slightly idiosyncratic) SQL, objects and all the good stuff you remember
from dBase II. While it supports a SQL server back end (MS is promoting VFP
as a middleware developmement tool), its native speed is higher unless you
reach the point where distributed processing is required. There are a lot
of advantages for the developer since the code is written at such a high
level that even a programmer with modest skills (like me) can be very
productive.
>Mike Sellers Chief Creative Officer The Big Network
>mike#bignetwork,com
><<A HREF="http://www.bignetwork.com/">http://www.bignetwork.com/</A>><A HREF="http://www.bignetwork.com">http://www.bignetwork.com</A>
> Fun Is Good
John Bertoglio
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MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01059" HREF="msg01059.html">[MUD-Dev] The great crusade....</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 16 Jun 1998, 01:18 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01049" HREF="msg01049.html">[MUD-Dev] (fwd) Temporality and user actions in MUDs</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 15 Jun 1998, 18:26 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01047" HREF="msg01047.html">[MUD-Dev] OT: Announcement</A></strong>,
s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Mon 15 Jun 1998, 16:57 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01048" HREF="msg01048.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: OT: Announcement</A></strong>,
Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Mon 15 Jun 1998, 18:17 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01019" HREF="msg01019.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Databases: was Re: skill system</A></strong>,
John Bertoglio <a href="mailto:alexb#internetcds,com">alexb#internetcds,com</a>, Sun 14 Jun 1998, 04:53 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01094" HREF="msg01094.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Databases: was Re: skill system</A></strong>,
John Bertoglio <a href="mailto:alexb#internetcds,com">alexb#internetcds,com</a>, Wed 17 Jun 1998, 02:49 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01191" HREF="msg01191.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Databases: was Re: skill system</A></strong>,
##Make Nylander <a href="mailto:thenewt#use,usit.net">thenewt#use,usit.net</a>, Wed 24 Jun 1998, 13:31 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01192" HREF="msg01192.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Databases: was Re: skill system</A></strong>,
jacob langthorn <a href="mailto:jlangthorn#towertechinc,com">jlangthorn#towertechinc,com</a>, Wed 24 Jun 1998, 14:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01014" HREF="msg01014.html">[MUD-Dev] META: The web is a live again!</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Sat 13 Jun 1998, 02:36 GMT
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