Hi Lawrence,

> I take it the picolisp graph database follows more the Neo4j property graph
> idea than any RDF/OWL triples, correct? That seems obvious, but I thought
> I'd check. I haven't dived in deep, buy you seem to use Lisp objects to
> create a vertex. But then what are the edges? Again, I'm just getting
> started.

Sorry, I know absolutely nothing about Neo4j or RDF/OWL, but the edges are in
fact trivial.

As everything in PicoLisp is a pointer (except short numbers), the edges are
indeed just pointers to other symbols. All those symbols in a DB (called
"external symbols") are loaded lazily on demand.

☺/ A!ex




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