From: Michael Neumann <mneumann@...>
Date: 2005-01-20T20:47:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and Databases

Mark wrote:
> Thanks Joao.
> I don't really want to modify MySQL because of Ruby. If my web 
> application runs on a shared hosting and I don't have a so low level 
> access to MySQL, I am kind of screwed. Is there any plan for updating 
> ruby-mysql?
> 
> Regarding postgreSQL access modules, the latest releases were in 2003. 
> Is the ruby community really interested in DB access? How do you do guys?
> I wish ruby was like python from this viewpoint... batteries included. 
> Access to databases is something so required, like string handling, it 
> must be included or at least very very easily installable. (for 
> postgres) 2003 and no other updates, jeez... 

Latest release of my postgres-pr (pure Ruby version) was in 2005. But 
sure, you can't compare it to the C interface in terms of speed and 
probably reliability. Maybe there was no further release of the C 
interface, because it's just complete (no bugs, so why change it?).

Regards,

   Michael