Proposal: Encouraging DB-using applications

[Benjamin Meyer]

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On Sunday 21 September 2003 3:38 am, Guillaume Laurent wrote:
> On Sunday 21 September 2003 04:11, Roberto Alsina wrote:
> > While Qt has gained in versions 3.x a decent support for the development
> > of applications that require access to databases, it is rare to find a
> > KDE app that uses that support.
> >
> > Why? Because the drivers included with Qt are for databases that require
> > some administration, and thus are not a realistic requirement for a
> > regular user.
>
> Another reason could be : because no KDE application has any need for a DB.
> I can't think of any existing KDE app which would have a use for it.
>
> DBs are useful when you need to sort through massive amounts of data in
> various ways. In most cases, given today's machines power, grepping through
> a flat text file will be more than enough to satisfy the data-related needs
> of an application.
>
> So while I think a nice DB driver could always be useful, I'm afraid that
> it will be overused in ways akin to "using a hammer to break an egg".

Sounds like the perfect job for an address book.... :-D


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