| From: | "Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Chris Browne" <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com |
| Subject: | Re: Fabian Pascal and RDBMS deficiencies in fully |
| Date: | 2006-06-11 15:03:57 |
| Message-ID: | b42b73150606110803r55207ae8tb3324c52432d866f@mail.gmail.com |
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On 6/8/06, Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org> wrote:
> smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com (Scott Marlowe) writes:
> > To me, the real argument is, "Is SQL so lacking that it should be
> > replaced". In what REAL measurable ways is SQL lacking so badly we
> > should toss it and start over? It's not perfect, that's for sure.
> > But what's the investment on starting over, and the possible
> > traction of a non-SQL database in a largely SQL driven market?
>
> The only visible alternative, at this point, is Tutorial D, and it
> doesn't particularly excite me...
Alphora. I don't think it meets the definition of market traction
(and it overlays on top of sql), but it's pretty neat.
Merlin
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