[Persistence-sig] getting started

[Guido van Rossum]

> > > But a standardized persistency layer in python seems - at 
> > > least to me - to be an important feature for python to stay 
> > > competitive.
> > What is the competition doing in this area?
> Hm, nothing I'm aware of, but that's the point: staying ahead 
> in some important areas just helps, doesn't it?

I dunno.  I personally believe there's a reason why few languages
standardize persistence, and why languages that do include persistence
have remained at the fringe at best.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)