SchemafreeDB (the FAQ)
From the blog page:
A Database for Web Applications
It’s been about 2 weeks since we announced the preview of SchemafreeDB. The feedback was loud and clear, we need to work on the site design. We listened and now have what we think is a big improvement in design and message.
What’s The Message
In redesigning the site we thought more about what we wanted to say and how we should better convey that message. We realized we were focusing primarily on features. Features make a product but they do not tell the product’s story. The main character in the SchemafreeDB story is web development. We are web developers and we created SchemafreeDB out of necessity and desire. With that in mind we have created a more “web application” centric message. Below is our new messaging in various forms.
The FAQ says that SchemafreeDB is different from every other type of DB and better/faster, etc.
I would appreciate insight you may have into statements like:
What is “join-free SQL” and why is this a good thing?
With SchemafreeDB, you can query deeply across complex structures via a simple join-free SQL syntax. e.g: WHERE $s:person.address.city=’Rochester’ AND $n:person.income>50000
This simplicity gives you new efficiencies when working with complex queries, thus increasing your overall productivity as a developer.
The example isn’t a complex query nor do I know anyone who would think so.
Are any of you using this service?
Hello, creator of SchemafreeDb here. Sorry for the lack of detail in our FAQ for “join-free SQL” We have updated the FAQ and now have more detail explaining what it is.
Join free sql naturally supports cases of both one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many relationships (e.g. companies to persons, or persons to addresses) without requiring extra look up tables for the one-to-many and many-to-many relationships.
This simplicity gives you new efficiencies when working with complex or deep data structures, thus increasing your overall productivity as a developer.
Comment by xornet — June 25, 2012 @ 4:12 pm
Thanks for the update!
The examples help the “join-free SQL” comment a lot!
Looking forward to hearing more about the SchemafreeDB!
Comment by Patrick Durusau — June 27, 2012 @ 8:57 am