relational for what? [was: Design Principles Behind Smalltalk, Revisited]

Andreas Raab andreas.raab at gmx.de
Tue Jan 2 20:57:40 UTC 2007


Howard Stearns wrote:
> Yes, I'm quite serious. I'm asking what kinds of problems RDBMS are 
> uniquely best at solving (or at least no worse). I'm not asking whether 
> they CAN be used for this problem or that.  I'm asking this from an 
> engineering/mathematics perspective, not a business ("we've always done 
> things this way" or "we like this vendor") perspective.

The main benefit: They work. There is no question how to use them, apply 
them to problems, map them into different domains etc. This has all been 
worked out, there is nothing new to find out, just a book or two to 
read. From an engineering perspective that is vastly advantageous since 
it represents a solution with a proven track-record and no surprises.

Cheers,
   - Andreas



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