Hi,
I rather see the differences in the search capabilities. File systems
are optimized to find files by their names (otherwise they'd be data
systems). Database systems are optimized to find information within a
file or a set of files. It is hard for me to conceive how you can run
slightly complex queries (something like "all articles by M. Miller
but not those he wrote with D. Myers, between 2002 and 2004, using the
keyword 'google'" with the standard tools like find and grep. It's not
a problem as long as there is only one or two references by M. Miller,
but this approach doesn't scale well.
regards,
Markus
Marc Herbert writes:
> I tend to think that the main difference between a database and a
> filesystem is performance. So I can imagine that single users who
> don't experience performance issues are afraid of using a database
> with unknown format and procedures instead of sticking with the
> format(s) they want/are used to. Wasting processing power does not
> matter when it is plentiful.
>
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