[Xastir-dev] differences between postGIS and postgres?

[Jason KG4WSV]

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Brad Douglas <rez at touchofmadness.com> wrote:

> I'm still waiting for a persuasive argument for using a full-blown
> database for Xastir when SQLite will suffice if used properly.

Me too.

The only reason I opted for a full DB instead of SQLite is that the
behavior of SQLite when a single database is heavily accessed by
multiple applications simultaneously is unknown to me.  Keep in mind
the context here is multiple independent student teams.  I actually
envision an integrated product rolling the separate applications back
into a single app with SQLite for a typical xastir user install.

SQLite is especially attractive with Qt, as Qt has SQLite support
built in (although the GIS extensions aren't present).

> I'd also imagine wxWidgets would be much more portable and easier to
> write than Qt, but YMMV.

I tried wxWidgets once.  It sucked most horribly just trying to get
the libraries to compile.

Besides being a proven cross-platform development tool, Qt has other
desirable aspects from the software engineering course point of view.

-Jason
kg4wsv