sql_vs_hbase_client.java

/**
* WHY SQL?
**/

"SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar > 30"
  
  "versus"
  
HTable t = new HTable("foo");
RegionScanner s = t.getScanner(new Scan(..,
                    new ValueFilter(CompareOp.GT,
                      new CustomTypedComparator(30)),..));
while((Result result = s.next())!= null) {
  // blah blah blah Java Java Java
}
s.close();
t.close();  // And we didn't even include exception handling