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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