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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 465529" data-attributes="member: 158">Interesting point: Back on Eric Noah's boards, where the first dialog opened up between the Fluid Programmers, Jim Bishop, and us fans, I don't recall a single voice crying out for XML as the standard for database code. My voice, on the other hand, was crying out very loudly for MS Access, or another fairly open database standard, so that the data would not be hidden away in a closed format such as the one included with the Chargen program. I am a regular user of Access, and am familiar enough with the program to use it for edits. Fluid in fact, in those talks,  was planning to make little to no issue of third party enthusiasts making front ends for the fans to use.MS Access was a huge step up even from that situation, and XML back in early 2000 was not what you would call a household word. Now, many more seem to tout its advantages as an open database standard, but all I have ever heard of XML is that with larger datasets (50,000+ records) it can become very slow and cumbersome.Lastly, I am aware of the timeline of Ryan's role in the project, and even though his relationship ended in late 2001, he was still under consulting contract with WotC until near the end of Q1 2002. I still recall the announcement on ENWorld of WotC's termination of his consulting contract, one of the sadder events of this year, shortly behind the last massive layoff. Until that time, he still had a large amount of influence in the company, through his advisory capacity and many former associates still working there, I would surmise.</blockquote>

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