On 3/20/07, Austin Ziegler <halostatue / gmail.com> wrote: > That's usually because OO databases aren't worth the code they're > written in for most purposes. I've written about this extensively and > recently; I suggest you search for it. > > > I personally think that relational storage is evil. > > Then you're either ignorant or a fool. I hope it's just the former, > because ignorance can be removed with proper education. Relational > databases are a more natural and flexible way of storing data that has > value beyond a single program than any hierarchical database will ever > be (and both OO and XML databases are hierarchical databases, make no > mistake about it!). Anyone have any comments / experience with "associative" databases like: http://www.associativesolutions.com/relavance.php http://www.lazysoft.com/technology_sentences.htm