From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-03-26T15:28:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Best Database For Ruby

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On 3/26/06, James Britt <james_b@neurogami.com> wrote:
>
> ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Mar 2006, Butternut squash wrote:
> >
> >> I want to learn DB and SQL using Ruby
> >> ...
>
>
> > if your applications really need network connectivity the consider mysq=
l
> or
> > postrgresql - if they do not it's madness not to use sqlite, which has
> > great
> > ruby support.
>
> But will using sqlite help one trying to learn SQL?
>
>
> --
> James Britt
> http://www.artima.com/rubycs/ - The Journal By & For Rubyists
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>
> SQLite (http://www.sqlite.org) has good SQL92 support (execeptions are
http://www.sqlite.org/omitted.html). I use sqlite frequently and I was
always amazed of its ease to use. As stated above there is no need to look
at MySQL or Postgre unless you really need their features - network support
comming into mind. They are great products, do not get me wrong, but they
are very probably much more than you need.
Now when it comes to learning you might use all of them and more of course =
(
e.g. Firebird which seeems quite nice too and has pretty good ANSI-SQL
support. http://firebird.sourceforge.net/)

Hope you find that helpfull.
Robert


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