>> No offense, but don't you think bringing a fully-fledged SQL server
>> with
>> an IDE is a bit too much over-kill? Personally, I'd rather like to see
>> a
>> small, embeddable DB suitable for desktop applications as well (JavaDB
>> is okay here, maybe hsql or something similar to sqlite would be even
>> better...).
> Nope.
>
> I think it should be an option on the download, and at a minimum come
> with strong built in support for it.
>
> JavaDB/Derby is fine to play with. If that's all you want to use
> NetBeans for, then sure...but for more serious work having support for
> MySQL is a great thing.
Yes. MySQL would be an asset to the netbeans development group. Think
about it - much of what makses Visual Studio easy is its tight
integration and easy manipulation of SQL Server.
Now, NetBeans could have the power of an enterprise relational
database system at the touch of a mouse.
In addition - and more what I was referring to - was the embedded
version of MySQL. Until now, that version was out of reach. I'd much
rather use embedded MySQL than Derby, simply because it scales so well
to full-fledeged MySQL.
