[Info-vax] CRTL and RMS vs SSIO

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2021-10-09 18:22:02 +0000, Arne Vajhj said:

> On 10/9/2021 12:47 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>> 
>> RMS is a pretty good database, for its time.  Alas, its become rather 
>> more dated, with an API design that is complex and limiting, and in 
>> competitive terms RMS is badly feature-limited.
>> 
>> If you need a key-value store and where the developer entirely owns the 
>> fields used within the punched cards, and where y'all can fit your 
>> files in 2 TiB (or bound volume sets, gag), RMS is still a fine choice.
> 
> Hoff I think you are muddying the water here.
> 
> This discussion has so far been about ORG:SEQ files.
> 
> ORG:IDX files are a Key Value Store. But that is a totally different topic.


And here I was trying to explicitly not slag on RMS and its 
capabilities, as that'd solely serve provoke a torrent of folks quite 
reasonably pointing out that RMS is perfect for {app}.




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