[om-list] Re: System Design

[Luke Call]

Mark Butler wrote:

> Real databases are notoriously difficult to develop - Oracle is making money
> hand over fist while their competitors struggle along with very similar
> products solely because their database handles heavy workloads and
> sophisticated operations in a much smoother manner.  Just the database work
> could easily take a couple of decades to mature with a large body of
> experienced contributors.  Look at where Linux is at as it approaches the ten
> year mark - in about ten more years it will truly be mature.

That is exactly why I suggest we store our structures in a 3rd-party DB 
for now. PSE was cheap and effective for a quick prototype (at leaste it 
was a few years ago; it was a free Java OO database), and there are many 
options to choose from.


Luke

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