From: Romel Sandoval <romel@lavabit.com>
To: Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
Cc: guile-user@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Data Dictionary and Configuration Files with Guile Scheme
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:38:39 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1282153119.2997.42.camel@romel-compaq> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3r5hvvrc8.fsf@unquote.localdomain>
El mié, 18-08-2010 a las 09:05 -0700, Andy Wingo escribió:
> On Thu 05 Aug 2010 10:15, Romel Sandoval <romel@lavabit.com> writes:
>
> > I'm trying to create a data dictionary [1] to generate code from it.
> [...]
> > This way I can write s-exp as in the example *projects-table* an after a
> > load I will have the data structure ready to work with it.
>
> I think you are quite confused :) Use procedures, not macros. If you
> really want to use s-expressions, use alists and define accessor
> procedures, and be sure not to mutate literal values. You could use hash
> tables and records also. Or myriad other data structures. Read
> http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/, especially the chapters on data
> abstraction and state.
Now I see. Thanks.
>
> But above all, don't take your data structure advice from anyone who
> mentions SQL :)
The problem it's that I haven't found any alternative to SQL :-( So I'm
trying to manage the problem.
SQL alternative?... Anyone?
Romel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-08-18 17:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-05 17:15 Data Dictionary and Configuration Files with Guile Scheme Romel Sandoval
2010-08-05 21:04 ` No Itisnt
2010-08-18 16:05 ` Andy Wingo
2010-08-18 17:38 ` Romel Sandoval [this message]
2010-08-18 18:20 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2010-08-20 14:10 ` Romel Sandoval
2010-08-20 14:39 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
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