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On 11/28/06, Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well, what's the guarantee that the next great indexer isn't going to > be using /some other standard/ than the one you're using? Well, that's the great thing about standards... there are so many to choose from... ba-dump-pa! > My only point is, it's a whole lot easier to refactor your application > to benefit from a different indexing engine than it is to export all > of your data out of something, potentially remodel it to work in > another. I'm not talking about touching data at all. Using a standard should mean it doesn't matter what you put your data in. XQuery will work with a relational database as well as with a native XML database as well as with a file system. The point with a standard is you shouldn't have to refactor your application just because you want to change a component on the backend... you shouldn't have to care whether you are storing in Oracle or MarkLogic. > I suppose it all breaks down to how much work you're willing to invest > to keep up with the Joneses (after all, you could just stay with > Lucene) I'd agree with Gabe... it doesn't have to be use Lucene or keep up with the Joneses. I'll make my prediction again... once XQuery has standardized on a fulltext syntax, someone will implement it using Lucene. If it hasn't happened in five years Ross, I'll buy you a beer. Kevin