bsddb3 vs zodb

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Greg,

> > Although BSDDB does have a relational join routine.  But you're
> > right, it isn't a relational database.
> 
> True.  It's worth noting however that BerkeleyDB 3.3 adds support for
> automated "secondary indexing" which really gives it a significant
> chunk of capabilities that people often end up using for full fledged
> relational databases for.  The most recent pybsddb module support
> this.

Thanks, I didn't know that.  It looks very useful.  I too was trying to
pick between BSDDB and ZODB.  Although being familiar with relational
databases and admiring BSDDB's lightweight approach I thought ZODB
might give quicker initial development.  However, I think I'm going to
plump for BSDDB.

OT:  Do you know of any mailing lists for BSDDB users?  sleepycat.com
don't host any, presumably because some of their income is from support
so they don't want to provide that for free on a mailing list.  I was
wondering if any users of BSDDB for free projects had formed their own
`self-help' group.


Ralph.