From: Bill Guindon <agorilla@...>
Date: 2005-03-03T01:03:59+09:00
Subject: Re: A wish: Simple database

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 00:37:31 +0900, Jamey Cribbs <cribbsj@oakwood.org> wrote:
> Hal Fulton wrote:
> 
> > Hi, all...
> >
> > I sometimes wish for a very simple database with the
> > following features:
> >
> > 1. Distributed as part of Ruby
> > 2. Need not store entire db in memory
> > 3. No SQL requirement
> > 4. No special efficiency requirement
> > 5. Available cross-platform
> > 6. Database files are readable cross-platform
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendation? Or would a
> > "universal built-in database" make an interesting
> > addition to our world?
> >
> Well, I have written a pure-Ruby dbms library called KirbyBase
> (http://www.netpromi.com/kirbybase.html).
> 
> It satisfies features 2 through 6 of your list.
> 
> I have recently updated the Ruby version of KirbyBase to 1.8 to keep it
> in line with the most recent Python version.  I hope to release the new
> version soon.

Interesting, I like the feature set, and the fact that it's pure
Ruby/text.  And to top it off, the puppy is cute. :)

-- 
Bill Guindon (aka aGorilla)