I don't know about the current state of couchDB, but I was an alpha tester before it even was initially released sometimes last year and only exposed a REST API via HTTP, I played with it and I really liked it because of its simplicity. But then Amazon S3 came, and the creator of couchDB went to Mysql (and it got quiet around couchdb) and I saw no reason to further follow that project. And it has a proprietary query API. I think it is cheaper, more scalable and faster implemented, just to use a mix made out of mnesia, AmazonS3 (or any other such service as Nirvanix) and if necessary a SQL DB with erlydb.
On Oct 22, 12:50 pm, "Mike Pence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wasn't aware that it is written in Erlang. That makes it much more > interesting. Agreed that Rails code slingers generally would not know > relational theory if it bit them in the ass... > > On 10/22/07, David King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Has anybody considered writing an erlydb driver for couchdb? > > > It is a REST API, right? What is all the fuss about Couchdb about, > > > anyway? > > > Yes, it's a REST API. I don't know what all of the fuss is about. My > > guess would be that some newer webapp writers (read: RoR developers) > > are less concerned about some of the features that RDBMSs offer, like > > data-integrity: > > > "I'm personally convinced that write consistency is the reason > > RDBMS are imploding under their own weight." <http://www. > > 25hoursaday.com/weblog/2007/09/12/ > > SomeThoughtsOnCouchDBAndRelationalDatabases.aspx> > > "Relational database pioneer says technology is obsolete" <http:// > >www.computerworld.com/action/article.do? > > command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9034619> > > > and get all hot-and-bothered over REST APIs. > > > "And all this happens using Real REST (you know, the one with PUT, > > DELETE and no envelopes to hide stuff)" <http://blog.labnotes.org/ > > 2007/09/02/couchdb-thinking-beyond-the-rdbms/> > > > But in my case I just want the benefits of Erlang's clustering in a > > database (it's written in Erlang), without hitting Mnesia's 4GB per- > > node limit on storage, and to reduce some of the app-server load by > > letting some of the AJAX calls go right out to the database for their > > data (it returns its data in JSON) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "erlyweb" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/erlyweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
