'''Vlerq''' [http://www.vlerq.org/] is a research project dealing with data
structures and persistence.

Ignoring conventional wisdom, it uses an ''inverted'' column-oriented way to
represent and manipulate data in software. The implications are far-reaching
and exciting.

Vlerq (pronounced as "flair-k") is an acronym which describes the idea:

* Take '''V'''ectors
* Add a '''L'''anguage
* Make it '''E'''mbeddable
* Use the '''R'''elational model
* Include a '''Q'''uery mechanism

Time will tell how well this approach works. Vlerq will remain experimental for
some time, but its goal is to deliver practical, robust, portable, efficient,
deployable software.

For the Ratcl interface to the Tcl language, see the main [index] page.

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More language bindings will follow later.