From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCACDBC69 for ; Sat, 12 May 2007 12:26:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from einhorn.in-berlin.de (einhorn.in-berlin.de [192.109.42.8]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l4CAQkve011441 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sat, 12 May 2007 12:26:46 +0200 X-Envelope-From: oliver@first.in-berlin.de X-Envelope-To: Received: from first (dslb-088-073-112-186.pools.arcor-ip.net [88.73.112.186]) (authenticated bits=0) by einhorn.in-berlin.de (8.13.6/8.13.6/Debian-1) with ESMTP id l4CAQejc016773 for ; Sat, 12 May 2007 12:26:40 +0200 Received: by first (Postfix, from userid 501) id DDE1E3B4C3B; Sat, 12 May 2007 12:26:33 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 12:26:33 +0200 From: Oliver Bandel To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: [ 1/2 OT ;-) ] This sounds very functional to me... Message-ID: <20070512102633.GA520@first.in-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang_at_IN-Berlin_e.V. on 192.109.42.8 X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 46459666.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; bandel:01 in-berlin:01 gcc:01 oliver:01 oliver:01 data:02 data:02 functional:02 functional:02 locks:03 row:07 newer:08 creates:09 versions:10 versions:10 Hello, "PostgreSQL creates a new version of the row and also retains the old or expired version. Database systems that use row-level locking do not retain old versions of the data, hence the need for locks to maintain data consistency." this sounds very functional to me, like non-destructive updates/functional datastructures... ... does FP ideas become more and more popular? The quote is from: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/05/25/postgresql_mvcc.html OK, it's not absolutely new, but it's > y2k. ;-) I also heard of gcc that newer versions use FP-like ideas.... Ciao, Oliver