I agree with Mike, but I'd also note that "Web Key-Value Database" could easily be confused with WebStorage given that it also uses a Key-Value model.
Which brings up another point: Maybe WebStorage should be renamed as well? On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Michael(tm) Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nikunj, > > > @2009-11-26 02:00 -0800: > [...] > > Here's my suggestion: > > > > 1. WebDatabase be renamed to WebSQLDatabase > > 2. WebSimpleDB be renamed to ISAM Database Level 1 > > I don't think "ISAM Database Level 1" is an improvement. > > As an alternative title, I suggest "Web Key-Value Database". > > As far as what's wrong with "ISAM Database Level 1": For one > thing, the term "ISAM" is not actually mentioned anywhere in the > text of the current draft itself. Also, I would wonder whether > most people in this group and on this mailing list know what > "ISAM" is. I didn't. I had to look it up to see what it means. I > think it would be preferable to have a title that doesn't > reference a technology term that'll be obscure to most readers. > > I also suggest not including "Level 1" in the title unless/until > we also publish a "Level 2" draft. > > And as far as the "Web" part of the title, the benefit of retaining > that in the title is that it's a convention that's developed as a > shorthand to indicate that a draft is for a technology that's > intended to be part of the Web platform -- and to be implemented > in Web clients/user-agents -- as opposed to being something > intended to be implemented on the server side, or as opposed to > something intended to be implemented for some other purpose than > for delivering and interacting with content on the Web. > > --Mike > > -- > Michael(tm) Smith > http://people.w3.org/mike/ > >
