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On Thursday 13 July 2006 19:40, A. Pagaltzis wrote: > * Tels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-12 19:00]: > > Using SQLite or similiar is what really creates the problems > > with CPANTS - you cant just access the raw database without the > > front-end. > > All you need is one binary from www.sqlite.org – I don’t follow > why this is a problem. And I certainly prefer talking SQL at a > database than writing throwaway helper script code to manipulate > serialised data structures. But what if the DB isn't SQL? And it can change at a whim? > > Of course for performance reasons it might not be good, but > > since premature optimization is the root of all evil, I'd say > > use YAML now, change when nec. > > Who cares about performance – I don’t want to have to write code > to walk data structures just to ask questions about a heap of > records. Sometimes with an in-memory data structure I resort to > DBD::RAM instead of writing endless chains of maps, greps and > foreach loops just because SQL is so much lazier. > > SQLite is a godsend. (drh++) But how can you then switch the database backend if the user doesn't want to use helper scripts or the OO interface? I see I wont ever be able to please people that prefer their access raw and without a layer in between then. Best wishes, Tels - -- Signed on Thu Jul 13 21:41:02 2006 with key 0x93B84C15. Visit my photo gallery at http://bloodgate.com/photos/ PGP key on http://bloodgate.com/tels.asc or per email. "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." -- Groucho Marx -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBRLaiKHcLPEOTuEwVAQL2XQf+M8HAR4yC3KIIK1B3nW9bxGxPV/vX8eeR /6v8p+/14veYWIxjwvf7OVXos0RjA0LzIvOnOzjNV1JBDmRebkhU4ago4ZGpMMkL L6uVM1P9C4aWgTjBxKiQ3jw3+fBGBRlDBd7Z7c4nqY4wQpZg2aS85ol/u8k+39vO gbeqzf958xy2o62g2bg7FR3l2FjR5bYM8mj+qWNzrdq2PJJOzXb7H56j+yRG9yWK k7oH9Ce01estiigSWwCKW7UqNExk9HseC48U3QeZ8s0qrqvQBzUp8fZPX6hqgeot uklbniT+zrw3zcexodzwzYoRJAP3PpXb84qmUmYIcliVcDJLMqrztA== =bbQk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
