From: Alexey Verkhovsky <alex@...>
Date: 2005-01-13T11:05:42+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Soks - Yet Another Wiki

James Britt wrote:

> Alexey Verkhovsky wrote:
>
>> it's more likely that we will go with SQLite / ActiveRecord backend 
>> instead.
>
> Too bad.  I prefer to stick with  text files as much as possible, as 
> it makes it easier for me to move data around and arbitrarily mix and 
> match other applications plus keep all application code as pure Ruby.
>
> So far, I tend to follow this progression:
>
> 1. Plain text in flat files
> 2. Madeleine
> 3. Some more formal database, such as postgreSQL


ActiveRecord backend will allow to use pretty much any database for 
which there is an adapter... at least, some of them. RForum does that.
SQLite is just a default "No Step Three (TM)" option here.

Madeleine has its pluses (not to mention the sheer coolness factor), but 
with 20/20 hindsight, was not the best choice for a wiki persistence layer.

Alex