Firebird .NET data provider v1.0 released

Yesterday, the Firebird team released their .NET provider for the Open Source database Firebird (based on the Interbase code). The provider is also open source and of course free. I haven't played with the Firebird database recently but according to the features Interbase had and looking at what the Firebird team added / updated in the source code, it is a massive alternative for those developers who need a true RDBMS with ACID compliance throughout the system and full stored procedure and trigger support but can't afford SqlServer (or alternatives which cost even more money).

The links:

Firebird works on a flavor of operating systems including windows.

6 Comments

  • have you had a chance to work with firebird? With ms sqlserver becoming expensive ( 20K/cpu in a production environment? ), it provides an opportunity for a strong but much less expensive rdbms ( e.g. stronger than access and mysql ) to gain popularity.





    i read the comments on the firebird site about the small footprint and fast transactions. i think i will have to download it and see what this new version is all about.





    -Mathew Nolton


  • Not with a recent version, I used Interbase a few years back but I don't think it's wise to compare that with todays firebird version. Like PostgreSQL, Firebird packs all the features you want (and more, it has iirc MVCC, which SqlServer lacks) from a database. I don't have the time at the moment, perhaps this weekend, to give it a testdrive. :(





    If you've given it a testdrive, can you post/blog some thoughts about your experiences with Firebird? Thanks :) (so I can see if I should plan some time to dive into Firebird for my next generator toolkit or shouldn't)

  • Hello:





    >so I can see if I should plan some time to dive >into Firebird for my next generator toolkit or >shouldn't





    Oh!! if you mean to add Firebird support to LLBLGen this could be great!!!





    For me Firebird is great, it's really stable and fast, and it has all features i need ( referential integrity, triggers, stored procs, transactions, ... ), really good admin tools, and it's multiplatform and .......... :D

















    Best regards


    Carlos Guzmán Álvarez


    Vigo-Spain

  • Hello:





    > Yes I mean support for Firebird in the next > release





    :D There any expected date for the release of the next version ??








    Best regards


    Carlos Guzmán Álvarez


    Vigo-Spain

  • "soon" :) I hope before august.

  • Hello:





    Thanks and keep up good work :D

















    Best regards


    Carlos Guzmán Álvarez


    Vigo-Spain

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