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Is the idea that apps talk to PumpkinDB in order to achieve this layering, or do you see it as a library? Not often that you see MUMPS referenced on HN, by the
by lobster_johnson 10y ago
Is the idea that apps talk to PumpkinDB in order to achieve this layering, or do you see it as a library?
Not often that you see MUMPS referenced on HN, by the way. It's one of those oddly productive niche languages that are (as far as I know) alive and well, but rarely encountered except if you work in that niche, e.g. finance or healthcare.
- yrashk 10y agoSome of the layering in terms of basic building blocks and higher level languages will become a standard part of PumpkinDB. For the rest, yes, it's expected that end applications or frameworks will compile higher level constructs to PumpkinScript. I've been following MUMPS and using it for some ideas for some time and that's how some of their ideas became inspirations for PumpkinDB. As quirky M is, MUMPS was indeed oddly productive and I wanted to piggyback on that.
- solidsnack9000 10y agoI hope that PumpkinDB is an alliterative reference to MUMPS :)
- yrashk 10y ago:D