Again... when we use related flat file databases, you are right. XML is difficult. But if we used something like Cache which is a native object oriented data store then your objection is immediately obsolete. What is needed is for databases to evolve. The issue is why haven't data storage structures matured beyond the original sql store concept in years? Related flat files with a query language need to grow into object oriented schema based structure. The time is come and past. There are actually XML databases on the market. It seems to me that there would be a Machii solution that employs the power of a XML database like cache or something.
IMHO John Farrar -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Flanigan Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [CFCDev] CFSQLTool debate I did not mean to stir-up a discussion on Mach, I was using one aspect of Mach, XML, as something I think is wrong. But not Mach itself. This is my opinion. The reason is that XML is primarily an exchange language. Because it is based on an abstract syntax notation, DTD, it is very easy to overload and mis-use as a data store such as in Mach. A web application can have 1000s of events, as such, a management system is a better choice to store events. It occurred to me that Mach's XML was a excuse to demonstrate CF's ability to handle XML and not a real serious event store. At 09:08 PM 10/27/2005, you wrote: > > I have never said how bad a design Mach was because I disagree with the >use of XML as poor excuse for something that should have been in a > > database. > >Doh! Why didn't we think of that -- putting the config info in a DB? Matt, I >hold you personally responsible for this oversight in Mach. > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- >You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to >[email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the >subject of the email. > >CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by >CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). > >CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon >http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm > >An archive of the CFCDev list is available at >www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.switch-box.org/CFSQLTool/Download/ Switch_box MediaFirm, Inc. www.Switch-box.org Loveland, CO USA ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
