[R-sig-DB] SQL generics

[Hadley Wickham]

> I would like to echo David's point even more strongly. Only a few of the
> packages I have that use DBI actually have an SQL backend. The others really
> only use part of the class structure and methods:  DBIConnection, DBIDriver,
> dbDisconnect. They use DBI so that I can present an API that is consistent
> with the SQL based packages.

Good point.  What packages are those?

> I would be happy to see the upper part of the classes and methods moved
> entirely into a separate package from all the SQL. (And it would make my
> life easier if this part remained really stable once it is set.)

I think the unfortunate reality of R package development is that
currently splitting things up into many small packages actually
creates more headaches that having packages that do slightly too much.

Hadley

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