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June 1996 / BYTE Lab Product Report / Client/Server Development Tools Ratings / Performance

We ran all test client applications on a Dell Dimension XPC P90 with 24 MB of RAM and a 1-GB hard disk, running Windows NT Workstation 3.51. The test database resided on a Digital DECpc LPx 560 with 32 MB of RAM and a 1 -GB hard disk, running Windows NT Server 3.51 and Microsoft SQL Server 6.0. All times are shown in seconds.

Accessing Full Database

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A string-parsing program that doesn't access the server isolates front-end application performance. Delphi's compiled application easily beats the interpreted programs.

Nondatabase Functionality

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Delphi is in a class by itself in terms of the time needed to load the order browser, display the first record, then move to the end of the database.

Reporting

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Two reports, one simple and one complex, point up significant speed differences between the four development tools.

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