[Sanchez-gtm-core] Mumps comments

[Emiliano <em...@ir...>]

Just some of the stuff I found while reading up on Mumps:

>>M has many good points: high productivity, low hardware requirements, good 
scalability.  But M also has some weaknesses: low transaction
reliability, 
character-based screens, poor integration with other environments, and
few 
development tools. 

    [Thomas C. Salander, M Computing, June 1994, p.74]

M is a lousy language with one great data type.

    [Steve J. Morris]<<

Do these still apply?

>>7. Why is M called a "database language?" 

M is a programming language with a strong emphasis on text
handling and database management. However, M is NOT a data base
management system. The disadvantage of being a programming language is
that 
it takes more expertise to apply the language to create a working data
base,
but the advantage of not being a dedicated database management system
is that it is infinitely more flexible.<<

This would seem to make it very hard to use for my purpose (which needs
access
from C)

Emile