I think what's happening here is that NoSQL is just an anti-category.
When I think of NoSQL, I think of something like MongoDB or Cassandra which are designed to handle tons of data under heavy load. When I think of BerkeleyDB and friends, I think local persistence. It's a true statement that these too are NoSQL stores, but, at least for me, they're not of the variety that first comes to mind.
When I think of NoSQL, I think of something like MongoDB or Cassandra which are designed to handle tons of data under heavy load. When I think of BerkeleyDB and friends, I think local persistence. It's a true statement that these too are NoSQL stores, but, at least for me, they're not of the variety that first comes to mind.