[oats-sig] RE: Word/Sentence Prediction Tool for Code-A-Thon

Hi, this conversation has been happening off line about the code-a-thon -

On 13/11/2007, Simon.Judge at nhs.net <Simon.Judge at nhs.net> wrote:
> Hi, this conversation has been happening off line about the code-a-thon -
> read down to find out what has been going on (bit messy, sorry) and feel
> free to comment.

Thanks SImon, It's a little hard to follow all the details but I guess
the idea is for a FOSS prediction component?

I have a couple of techy thoughts:

A SQL interface gives good decoupling and good flexibility (e.g ad hoc
queries) however some developers may prefer a code API and/or library,
especially if they are not familiar with SQL (and strong SQL skills
can be rare even in good developers). However libraries or wrappers
can be created to encapsulate the SQL in an API.

If it is chosen to present an API then SQLite may be a better choice.
Though the DB becomes effectively embedded it is still possible to
running queries and view the data with suitable tools.

Steve