Re: Fabian Pascal and RDBMS deficiencies in fully - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: Fabian Pascal and RDBMS deficiencies in fully
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Msg-id 1149804458.25526.284.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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In response to Re: Fabian Pascal and RDBMS deficiencies in fully  (Chris Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>)
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On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 16:17, Chris Browne wrote:
> smarlowe@g2switchworks.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...

On the other hand, it's nice to know it's dragged down by a moniker even
more awkward than PostgreSQL's!

Honestly, Tutorial D does not make me think database.  It makes me think
Calculus help line.

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