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		staunch on March 26, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Should I even attempt something of this complexity... I wouldn't consider Ruby a risky choice for implementing something like DabbleDB -- I'd call it the safe choice. Choosing the technology is one of the greatest perks of doing your own thing.

drop19 on March 26, 2007 [–]

I'm only thinking in terms of what's possible. Can I build something like that without continuations? What's what I'm wondering.

staunch on March 27, 2007 | [–]

Can't you do continuations in Ruby? Anyway I'm sure you could do it with simple RoR sessions.

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