Carl Banks <pavlovevide...@gmail.com> writes:

> Seriously, almost every other kind of library uses a binary API.

Except for the huge number that deal with text protocols or languages.

> What makes databases so special that they need a string-command based
> API?

Because SQL is a text language.

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Ben Finney
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