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Daffodil DB / One$DB - How Do They Compare?

Posted by Cliff on from the collective-experiences dept.

capt.mellow asks: "It's been mentioned that Daffodil Software has just released php extensions for their java-based commercial and open-source databases, Daffodil DB and One$DB respectively, enabling these databases as options for running web applications. Personally, I have never heard of these databases before. How do they compare to the likes of Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, SQLite, et. al.? Has anyone used them in web applications, and would they care to relate their experiences?"

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  1. never heard of them by namekuseijin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But i personaly know PostgreSQL and MySQL, and would definetely go for the former.

    You won't be getting DBMSs so much better or more mature than PostgreSQL in the free software world. DBMSs of this quality don't simply spring into existence out of nowhere, hype notwithstanding.

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    I don't feel like it...
  2. Is Java the right language for a RDBMS? by ptaff · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The product page boasts their RDBMS is written in pure Java.

    Databases engines must mainly do hardcore work on large sets of data (index, sort, merge, uniq, manipulate dates...); using Java for data crunching, is that really a neat idea?

    Aside from the needed feature set, speed is I think the most important factor when picking up a RDBMS. I guess this is one of the major reasons for the quick adoption of SQLite and the popularity of MySQL vs. PostgreSQL.

    Feel ready to own one or many Tux Stickers?