Re: What about a new DB without SQL?

From: JQ (foo_at_bar.com)
Date: 08/07/04

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    Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 21:01:46 -0700

    Claudio Alberto Andreoni wrote:
    > I am writing a new kind of database (in Java) object-oriented. I mean that
    > it has not tables, rows and cols, but abstract elements with properties to
    > query for.
    > It communicates with the clients in XML (custom format).
    > What do you think?

    I say code it up and post the link to your source. Couple of helpers:

    Please don't use XML. For no other reason that I simply don't like it
    :-) I like text formats, just not SGML/XML (plus it's bloat).

    Second, post what your are thinking your architecture will look like.
    It would be nice to see a Prevaylor (sp?) -style system with an LRU or
    weakly mapped persistence layer that would bring instances of obejcts
    into and out of primary memory and back into secondary, and instead of
    logging the `commands' with command objects, rather intercept via proxy
    and log method calls into said instances.

    I encourage you to read up on the IBM AS/400 single-level-store
    mechanisms, the Prevaylor project ( http://ibm.com/java has links) and
    other such future-looing endeavors.

    Good luck ;-) 

    -- 
JQ
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