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by tantalor 4879 days ago
That doesn't seem like a very good name. Why "DB"?
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bermanoid 4879 days ago
From the front page: "JSDB is JavaScript for databases, a scripting language for data-driven, network-centric programming on Windows, Mac, Linux, and SunOS. JSDB works with databases, XML, the web, and email. It is free and open-source. Use it as a JavaScript shell, to run CGI programs, or as a web server."
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tantalor 4879 days ago
But, that's kind of a silly reason right? It's obviously a general purpose server platform. Nobody would say "NodeJS/perl/ruby/python/PHP/C++/Go/Java is for databases".
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mwexler 4879 days ago
Actually, it was originally designed to allow quick access to databases, but grew very quickly. So, no, not a silly reason at all.
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hnriot 4879 days ago
It doesn't sound like it has much to do with databases anymore, so the name really doesn't seem to fit.
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ricardobeat 4878 days ago
Hacker news doesn't have that much to do with hacking these days either, do you think it should change?
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jhgaylor 4878 days ago
I believe hacker news is very much so relevant to hackers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(programmer_subculture)

I believe that jsdb.io is also a fine name for a database of js libraries. I find it easy to remember. While looking at the url might be misleading before you've visited, once you've seen the site it'll be clear.

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