to understand where it comes historically and ideologically&#x2F;architecturally from - the keyword here is Smalltalk  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gemstone_%28database%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gemstone_%28database%29</a><p>The guys have been for 3 decades sitting on the forested Oregon river bank (the place is called Beavertown for reason :) thinking straight and clear in Smalltalk... :)