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Subject: Re: [9front] using ndb as a general purpose database
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10.05.2022 19:08:24 sml <sml@firstpost.pub>:
> Does anyone here use ndb as a general purpose database, or would you 
> rather advise against it because it is not intended that way?

I see no reason _not_ to use it if the use case fits perfectly. In the 
end there are other similar database-like systems in 9 context, for 
example factotum and inferno registry.

For simpler databases plain text files with a specific format are often 
good enough. Ndb databases have the benefit that you can just use ndb 
programs for querying, which works great using a shell script.

sirjofri