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Would it be possible to build a tree DB on top of it like MonetDB/Xquery? I always wondered why XML databases never took off, I've never seen anything else quit
by tinco 9y ago
Would it be possible to build a tree DB on top of it like MonetDB/Xquery? I always wondered why XML databases never took off, I've never seen anything else quit as powerful. Document databases if du jour seem comparatively lame.
- spullara 9y agoThey had a document layer that wasn't released that was MongoDB compatible — so you can do this.
- tinco 9y agoMongoDB is just a database with less features than a SQL database. An XML/XQuery database is fundamentally different, so I figured if FoundationDB layers are really so powerful, they might be able to model a tree DB as well.
- spullara 9y agoAh misread. Maybe? Storing hierarchical data would be pretty natural.
- CMCDragonkai 9y agoYes you can. You need a tree index basically. Any kv store can serve as the backing data structure. I've been writing one for config file bidirectional transformation.