Re: Can I use PostgreSQL to develop a self-organizing database

If anyone knows where I can get a self-organizing desk, please let me
know. :-)

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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Rada Chirkova" <chirkova@csc.ncsu.edu> writes:
> > at NC State University, my students and I are working on a project called
> > "self-organizing databases," please see description below. I would like to
> > use an open-source database system for implementation and would really
> > appreciate your opinion on whether PostgreSQL is suitable for the project.
>
> FWIW, I think Postgres will do very well as a base for your project.
> But some might say I'm biased ;-)
>
> Postgres was originally designed and built as a research tool, and it
> still bears obvious traces of that heritage, even though the current
> developers are almost single-mindedly focused on turning it into a
> production tool.  You might find this entertaining:
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-06/msg00085.php
>
> I'm not personally convinced that materialized views would be a great
> thing to add to Postgres, but I look forward to being proven wrong.
> Please keep us posted on your results.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>
> PS: BTW, pgsql-hackers is probably a better list than pgsql-general for
> discussing research work with Postgres.
>
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