Re: [OT] OODBs and schema, was Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: sound & midi applications page, was Re: [Consortium] linuxaudio.org

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Subject: Re: [OT] OODBs and schema, was Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: sound & midi applications page, was Re: [Consortium] linuxaudio.org
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Feb 02 2004 - 19:31:39 EET


On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 11:15:43 -0500, Paul Winkler wrote:
> > I'm not sure if thats a joke or not ;) Zope is based on an OODB IIRC.
> > thier not very good at schema independence in my experience.
>
> I'm not sure what "schema independence" means, so I will
> assume it means the ability to extend or modify the
> schema after you've already got live instances.

I meant things like splitting or joining classes, changing property
semantics and so on.

Looks like python is better at handling it than java, but its still a bit
hacky.

- Steve


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