Re: PostgreSQL port to pure Java?

From: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Postgresql Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL port to pure Java?
Date: 2003-12-09 22:04:42
Message-ID: 1071007481.3194.4.camel@fuji.krosing.net
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Andrew Dunstan kirjutas T, 09.12.2003 kell 22:07:
> Dave Cramer wrote:
>
> >Have a look at Axion for a pure java db
> >
> >http://axion.tigris.org/
> >
> >Not as full featured,but still useful.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Er, I take it that "not as full featured" is an example of meiosis :-)
>
> Here's what the web page says:
>
...

> ----------------------
>
> This is basically a small embedded db engine, not an enterprise class RDBMS.

And a small (ok, maybe not small) embedded db engine is the only place I
can see any benefit from a rewrite to java.

The rewrite of early Postgres from LISP to C was probably done for good
reason.

OTOH, it could be cool to be able to run JavaPostgreSQL as a stored
procedure inside Oracle ;)

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Hannu

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