buzzword of the monthWhat’s in the middle of datab
buzzword of the month
What’s in the middle of databases and Instant messaging? Tuple spaces.
The TSpaces system is appropriate for any application that has distribution or data storage requirements. It can perform many of the duties of a relational database system without imposing an overly restrictive (and primitive) type system, a rigid schema, a clumsy user interface or a severe runtime memory requirement. In a sense, it is a database system for the common everyday computing device—one that doesn’t generate complex SQL queries, but one that needs reliable storage that is network accessible.