[Chandler-dev] [Sum] The Great Architecture Discussion of 2007

[Andi Vajda]

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Phillip J. Eby wrote:

> 1. application-level code meddling in storage-level details

Could you give some examples ?

> 2. lack of sufficient domain-specific query APIs

Again, please give an example of what you'd like ?

> 3. no indirection between the application's logical schema and its physical 
> storage schema

Seems incorrect. I can change the physical storage schema (core schema or even 
repo format) without affecting app code. Or am I misunderstanding something ?

> 4. implementing a generic database inside another generic database

That was the goal, originally. Not to have a hard compiled app against a hard 
compiled relational schema. If Chandler is to become a hard compiled 
application with a static schema, where all data types have to be determined 
in advance, then of course, the chandler repository is overkill and can be 
replaced by some specifically optimized, domain-specific, schema.

> 5. implementing generic indexes inside of generic indexes

How so ? What are you thinking about ?

Andi..