Re: [tutoriald-design] RE: tutoriald-design digest, Vol 1 #3 - 3 msgs

[Leandro F. C. D. <lea...@ma...>]

On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 13:41, Spencer Olson wrote:
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> One of the chief
> concerns that I have with the Alphora implementation is its reliance on t=
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> language C#.  Not that I have anything against C# per se, but rather bein=
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> cornered into using a language in the first place.=20

	Then I think you will like to learn that Alphora Dataphor does not
corner you into C#.  In fact, the Dataphor D, named D4, is more based on
Pascal.  It uses C# as one would use Java to create a new language, as a
libraries and virtual machine framework.

	BTW, welcome.  Sorry for the sorry state of the project, but just after
creating it I started travelling around like crazy, and ended up first
being fired, than being four months looking for a job, then emigrating
to Switzerland.  A rough road, but I hope to be settled in a few more
weeks and then do something more useful.

	Meanwhile, if anyone has done something, you are welcome to talk about
and even post!  I am the project owner, but if someone has something
real to show, I would be willing to accept co-owner or even transfer the
whole thing.

	About implementations: when I stopped thinking about it, I was
considering doing a Scheme implementation, kinda like SchemeQL but a
valid D.  For a storage engine, I was considering PostgreSQL, as it has
high relational pedigree, coming from University Ingres and its nice
QUEL relational calculus language perhaps it still has all the hooks to
support a second language.  But I would also consider using the alpha
GNU SQL Server, because I favor transferring copyrights to the FSF.

	Thanks a lot for livening this up!


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