Where this approach might shine right now is .o/.obj files for assemblers/compilers/linkers. Instead of using COFF/ELF/whatever binary voodoo, a relational DB container makes most of the previously hard things trivial, including optional vendor extensions.
This would be a super pragmatic approach for a modern compiler suite. This is the brilliant part of the whole idea.
This would be a super pragmatic approach for a modern compiler suite. This is the brilliant part of the whole idea.