Is iPhoto 09 more robust than 08?

Hi All,
I never upgraded to iLife 09 because I didn't want any of the new features. However, iPhoto has begun to corrupt its database for the second time in 3 years and I was wondering if iLife 09 was less likely to cause this problem.
This is the standard problem where thumbnails of photos show but the file reference to the full image is corrupt. I just noticed it on some old photos so I'm not sure of my backup will be similarly affected. This is not the place to ask how to fix the problem but I thought Terence and Toady would be likely to know if iPhoto 09 is the long term solution. =)
Personally, I'm wondering if iLife '10 will catch my eye.
Ta
Dave

Yes iPhoto '09 appears to be a lot more robust and the new rebuild the iPhoto database from the last automatic database backup is very helpful when there are problems
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