What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
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What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
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Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#2wouldn’t an XML database be easier?
Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#3An interesting skim, but it would have been more meaningful if it had tackled text documents or spreadsheets to show what additional functionality would be enabled with those beyond "versioning".
Maybe it's just me, but I see the presentation functionality as one of the less used aspects of the OpenOffice family.
Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#4wouldn’t an XML database be easier?
Does an embeddable XML database engine exist at a similar level of reliability?
Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#5I'm a fan of both as a Linux user. Interesting thought experiment.
Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#6What if instead of API's for data sets, we simply placed a sqlite file onto a web server as a static asset, so you could just periodically do a GET and have a local copy.
Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#7wouldn’t an XML database be easier?
No.
Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#8What if instead of API's for data sets, we simply placed a sqlite file onto a web server as a static asset, so you could just periodically do a GET and have a local copy.
This works as long as the data is "small" and you have no ACL for it. Assuming you mean automatic downloads.
Devdocs does something similar, but there you request to download the payload manually, and the data is still browsable online without you having to download all of it. The data is also split in a convenient manner (by programming language/library). In other words, you can download individual parts. The UI also remains available offline, which is pretty cool.
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#9Dr. Hipp occasionally gets on a soapbox and extolls the virtue of sqlite databases for use as an application file format. He also preaches about the superiority of Fossil over Git. His arguments generally make sense. I tolerate his sermons because he is one of the truly great software developers of our time, and a personal hero of mine.
Re: What If OpenDocument Used SQLite?
#10wouldn’t an XML database be easier?
LOL!