[REBOL] [DEV] Re: dbms3.r 01
From: rgaither:triad:rr at: 13-Jan-2002 19:09
Hi Romano,
>I can't answer for Gabriele, but i can say why i need it: after writing 3
>different custom db for my programs, i feel the need of a "standard" rebol db
>to store/retrieve data. I do not want to use an external db only for some
>items.
Don't get me wrong - I need it as well.
I just don't want to start with rows and columns and having to think
about my REBOL data within the confines of a RDBMS. I am a database
developer by day and a reboler by night but I know REBOL is capable
of a very different kind of database.
>I was thinking to write my own but if Gabriele write it i'll use it (and it
>will be better than mine, i'm sure)
I too have thought about it and can easily say either you or Gabriele
could write one in REBOL better than I. Most on this list could I believe. :-)
>It must be small (and fast) because it should be included in other code. It
>should not waste gc words space.
Small and flexible are more important to me than fast.
>I want only basic feature. I think that the select dialect of dbms is already
>too much complex.
I don't mind some complexity as long as the design is built to manage
most of it internally.
Just my opinons mind you. If a RDBMS is what Gabriele needs and
wants to build I will be glad to help in whatever ways I can. I just want to
open up the discussion a bit in other directions to see if there is any
interest.
Thanks, Rod.
Rod Gaither
Oak Ridge, NC - USA
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