Chapter 17
Technical benefits and challenges
Many developers will tell you that they prefer OS because of its flexibility and ease of development.1 Obviously this depends on their previous development experience and expertise but, in essence, for those looking for more flexibility and general support, OS provides a positive development experience. However, even with developers’ love of OS development, there are still a series of technically related benefits and challenges that exist. Therefore, a final decision should not always rest on the comfort of the developer, as a wider variety of implications exist.
In some situations, developers might not have a say in the type of offering they select. For instance, when looking at the value of BI ...
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