Re: [Scrollkeeper-devel] Scrollkeeper backend

[Bob S. <bo...@sc...>]

> From: Dan Mueth <d-...@uc...>
> 
> There is definitely room in the design for this.  I do not have a good
> idea how well the current implementation will scale, and it is entirely
> possible that we will reach a point where performance becomes an issue
> which drives us to another backend.  Aside from performance, the querying
> features of a database may be useful as well.  What else would we gain?

Those are the two main advantages.
It might also make building that sk API easier, depending
on what direction that design goes.
 
> I would be interested to hear more about the options.  I think we
> definitely would need it to be Free, lightweight, and in common use.

Understood.
 
> If we do decide that a db backend makes more sense, I'm not sure we would
> want to move over too soon.  It may be a good idea to work entirely in XML
> to keep things simple for now, until we have a solid version or two
> released and a development roadmap complete.

Understood, completely. 8^)
 
bobs
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