On 03 Dec 2007, at 6:38 AM, Larry Garfield wrote:


#3 is what I'm pushing for in the D7 database overhaul, within reason.  How to 

abstract everything without making the syntax insane or the performance 

terrible is what I'm currently trying to wrap my head around.  The biggest 

problem is field type handling, which I want to keep away from module 

developers but varies greatly depending on the database.

and the biggest issue here is date / time types.

it's fscking crazy how different these are between databases.