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Re:Ash HN: What if we use file system as database? by romanhn on Thursday October 05, 2023 @11:48AM (#37780144)
Reminds me of WinFS, the Windows filesystem built on top of a relational database [0] that was supposed to ship with Longhorn (aka Windows Vista). Neat idea that never materialized.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS

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Re:Ash HN: What if we use file system as database? by xyheme on Thursday October 05, 2023 @03:17PM (#37782980)
Isn't WinFS the reverse of "file system as database"?

Which is "database as file system".

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Re:Ash HN: What if we use file system as database? by jqpabc123 on Thursday October 05, 2023 @03:37PM (#37783259)
MS NTFS file system uses B+trees to index files.

A full relational database for a file system is another example of the DB overkill that is common in the industry.

Teach people to use a hammer and every problem becomes a nail.

Apparently, more rational heads at MS eventually prevailed.

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