Is the main benefit not having to pre-define models? I suppose that could be nice during development but don't find that to be a big problem with DAL.
DAL is pretty integral to Web2py and one of the most popular features. And it has many of the same advantages as RedBean and from my brief look, appears much easier to understand. It's hard to see how something like RedBean would be incorporated. I suppose there's nothing stopping one from trying to create some sort of module or add-on.
