>> 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 "Relational database pioneer says technology is obsolete" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
