On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 11:03:57AM -0400, Merlin Moncure wrote: > On 6/8/06, Chris Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (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... > > Alphora. I don't think it meets the definition of market traction > (and it overlays on top of sql), but it's pretty neat.
It may be neat, but it's not Date's Relational Model because it allows NULLs. Cheers, D -- David Fetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://fetter.org/ phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Skype: davidfetter Remember to vote! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
