----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael R. Bernstein" <webmaven@lvcm.com>
On 19 Aug 2001 10:00:49 -0500, Steve Spicklemire wrote: <snip ZPatterns conversation>
oof. ZPatterns does daunt me, I admit, and perhaps it is because of the aspect oriented and "meta-framework" perspective. I can't help but admire the ideas and planning behind it, though, and look forward to seeing if I am up to it intellectually at this point, and further to seeing if it is of practical help for me. Thank you for your "transactional caching" explanation, Michael. Not knowing the full term, I was putting together the word parts to create an inaccurate definition. It sounds useful as a general optimization, but in my case, as you say, something that would be used in addition to, not instead of, a Zcatalog-like persistent cache. Steve, does that sound right? The ZPatterns' racks, btw, seem to match a design decision I had already made for some other reasons, so I'm eager to explore further. I look forward to having the time later this week to dig in to it. Thanks Gary