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These are fair points, but what do you expect from a project in alpha state not nearly half the age of MySQL? :)
by janl 18y ago
These are fair points, but what do you expect from a project in alpha state not nearly half the age of MySQL? :)
- Harkins 18y agoIf they're trying to sell themselves as a reasonable alternative (let alone superior), yes, I do.
- nslater 18y agoWait, what? Where does it say we're an alternative to relational databases, or MySQL?
- illumen 18y agoThe whole article is a comparison to relational databases.
- nslater 18y agoNope, it's really not meant to be. But it is intended as a primer for those coming from a relational database background. CouchDB is NOT a replacement or an alternative to relational databases. CouchDB is fundamentally a different way to model data. That may work for you, it may not. CouchDB is not a panacea.
- caudicus 18y agoI think they're trying to say how they differ from relational databases since most people know and understand relational databases. It's like telling someone in America how cricket is played and using baseball as a base point to explain it.
- illumen 18y agoYes. Saying how something differs is called a comparison.
- caudicus 18y agoIn response to "Wait, what? Where does it say we're an alternative to relational databases, or MySQL?" you responded: "The whole article is a comparison to relational databases." Sure sounded to me like that was an answer to his question, and you were saying the author is saying CouchDB is an alternative to relational databases by saying it is a comparison. I obviously wasn't trying to define what a comparison is, I was just giving a reason FOR this particular comparison. You need not be so snide, sir.
- janl 18y agoThe whole article is the first chapter of a book scheduled to be published in summer 2009. We are writing about the future here :)