Re: theoretical question on the RDBMS

On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:38:07 +1000, "mountain man" <prfbrown_at_magna.com.au> wrote:
>Do you think the day will arive
>when it will be possible to store
>internal to the RDBMS not only
>the database(s) but also 100% of
>the application code?

Why stop there?

>Is this feasible? Beyond technology?
>Does it already exist?

You mean, 100% of the application logic?

Well, here's the thing. In any computer system, there are all kinds of tradeoffs you can make between code and data. If you're willing to be sufficiently perverse, of course you can store 100% of the application-specific info in the database, and interpret it with a fixed program.

Is this any kind of a trend? Hmmmmmm. Maybe, very long term, when the fixed program can be a full AI of some kind, and everything it learns about your accounts payable system, or whatever, it parameterizes and keeps in tables somewhere.

I advise not holding one's breath until this happens, however.

Joshua Stern Received on Mon Aug 19 2002 - 20:10:23 CEST