Fabricio,

>>F> What is fastest?
>>
>>intra-process communication is much faster than interprocees
>>communication. Which is in turn faster than network stack based
>>communication.

FA> The point not which is faster

I just replied to your question. :-)

FA> but reliability. A executable server running in a different
FA> instance than app, but only available to it. So, the best worlds:
FA> a embedded db without the hassles of it running on the memory
FA> space of the application. Sacrificing speed in the middle,
FA> but without consistent data what is the point of the app, anyway?

the pros, cons and dangers of both approaches have been discussed
already, I believe. The tradeoffs should be clear now.

Ciao
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Nando Dessena
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