When should I use stored procedures?

Question

When should I be using stored procedures instead of just writing the logic directly in my application? I\'d like to reap the benefits of stored procedures, but I\'d also lik

Answer 1

It also depends on your audience. Is ease of installation and portability across DBMSs important to you?

If your program should be easy to install and easy to run on different database systems then you should stay away from stored procedures and also look out for non-portable SQL in your code.