[Seaside] Re: object databases and other questions of architecture

[Sean Allen]

On Mar 27, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Squeaker wrote:
> Sean Allen wrote:
>> I really like Seaside and think we could do great things with it  
>> but I have quite step learning curve pretty much across
>> the board here so any help with narrowing down architecture  
>> questions some is greatly appreciated.
>> -Sean-
>
> I am essentially a newbie but I have a little, very little,  
> experience using GemStone (GLASS).  When using GemStone, there seems  
> to be none of the typical impedance mismatch between my domain model  
> and the database.
>
> I ported a small app that I built, from PostgreSql to GemStone, and  
> most of my porting work involved ripping out code.  I was left with  
> something that was much simpler to understand and a lot less code to  
> maintain.
>
> I have just scratched the surface, GemStone seems to offer a lot of  
> value IMHO.

Gemstone is definitely something I plan on looking at more closely.