@hackage project-m360.1

Relational Algebra Engine

Ξ Project:M36 Relational Algebra Engine

Software can always be made faster, but rarely can it be made more correct.

Introduction

Project:M36 implements a relational algebra engine as inspired by the writings of Chris Date.

Description

Unlike most database management systems (DBMS), Project:M36 is opinionated software which adheres strictly to the mathematics of the relational algebra. The purpose of this adherence is to prove that software which implements mathematically-sound design principles reaps benefits in the form of code clarity, consistency, performance, and future-proofing.

Project:M36 can be used as an in-process or remote DBMS.

Project:M36 is written entirely in the Haskell programming language.

Sample Session

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Try It!

You can experiment instantly with Project:M36 straight from your browser at try.project-m36.io!

Use-Cases

Project:M36 supports multiple frontends which target different audiences.

  • learn about the relational algebra via TutorialD
  • store and manipulate databases
  • use Project:M36 as a native Haskell database backend

Community

Documentation

Introductory Materials

  1. Installation and Introduction to Project:M36
  2. Introduction to the Relational Algebra
  3. TutorialD Tutorial
  4. 15 Minute Tutorial
  5. Developer's Change Log

Database Comparisons

  1. ACID Database Properties
  2. On NULL (in SQL)
  3. Reaching "Out of the Tarpit" with Project:M36

Advanced Features

  1. Transaction Graph Operators
  2. ProjectM36.Client Library
  3. Adding New Data Types
  4. Database-Manipulating Functions
  5. Serving Remote ProjectM36 Databases
  6. Using Notifications
  7. Merge Transactions
  8. WebSocket Server
  9. Atom (Value) Functions
  10. Trans-Graph Relational Expressions
  11. Isomorphic Schemas
  12. Replication

Development

Project:M36 is developed in Haskell and compiled with GHC 7.10 or GHC 8.0.2 or later.

  • The Third Manifesto: the philosophical basis for relational algebra engines
  • Rel: a TutorialD implementation against a BerkeleyDB backend
  • Andl: a new database language with SQLite and PostgreSQL backends
  • Coddie: a python-based relational algebra interpreter

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