WHY use anything other than an XML backend?

[Mike Leone]

On 4/20/2011 10:58 AM, John Layman wrote:
> It seems to me the advantages of using a DBMS lie in the ability to handle a
> huge data store efficiently, to access the data using standard tools, and
> the potential for evolving GnuCash in a multi-user direction.  But there is
> much to be said for the benefits of an in-memory data store.  Instant saving
> is not an unqualified advantage.  It would be interesting to know how
> frequently users resort to the close-without-saving feature using XML. 

Almost never.