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Re:Ask HN: I am looking for a light-weight, fast database on Saturday December 29, 2012 @07:40PM (#4984035)
MongoDB is 'lightweight' in the sense it's easy to setup and persistence of both simple and complex objects is a breeze. The query interface is a bit ugly but it may be worth a look.

Best language/runtime for desktop app

What would people say is the best runtime (i.e. JVM) and language (i.e. java/jython/scala/python/C++) for building a desktop application for scientific data manipulation and visualisation? Ideally the end product should run on at least Windows and Mac (Linux is an added extra)I'm currently considering the pros cons based on: - Runtime performance - Conciseness of code - 3rd Party Libraries (not...

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