[thelist] hsql

[dwain at alforddesigngroup.com]

Ken Schaefer wrote:

> I'm not sure why you think it's a "rendering engine", because it's not. I
> don't see how it could be better or worse than any other rendering engine,
> because you can't compare the two. If you meant a "database engine", then I
> doubt it would provide anything above or beyond what a traditional RDBMS
> provides in the database space. Certainly, I feel it would be difficult to
> build anything that will scale using XML as a storage format.

rendering engine was used for lack of a better term.  as i move in the 
direction of web development i find that database knowledge is something 
that i need to acquire.  please bear with me and my sub-novice 
questions.  will you elaborate some on the disadvantages of xml as a 
storage format and ... what does scaling mean?

thanks for your reply.  i hope to learn more about databases in the 
coming months.  books to read?  tutorials to work?  programs to look at? 
  please share your thoughts.

dwain


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