Mike Meyer wrote: > Benji York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Perhaps it's off-topic for this thread, but I think "picking a >> database" is the first mistake most people make. It's a form of >> premature optimization. > > For lots of problems, that's true. But not for all of them.
If the data you store and update is sufficiently valuable to your enterprise, picking a database may be vital. Transactions guarantee every update either happens or not, and infrastructure is provided for you to be able to backup and restore the data you've obtained. If you don't get transaction guarantees, your applications will have to deal with all kinds of inconsistent data (either by ignoring the problem or guessing the best answer). --Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
