The case for a native object database (IT Manager's Journal)
Linux users have their choice of good relational databases. However, some applications require an approach that takes advantage of object-oriented programming. Here's some advice on when and where to use a native object database like db4o instead of a relational database."
Posted Aug 17, 2006 10:19 UTC (Thu)
by nix (subscriber, #2304)
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Posted Aug 24, 2006 17:52 UTC (Thu)
by leandro (guest, #1460)
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And precisely those applications are better served by relational databases than by OO ones. OODBs are just a throwback to pre-relational times. What we do need is for SQL to be substituted by really relational implementations, not for the baby to be thrown out with the bathÂ’s water.
It's odd, given that the article mentions PostgreSQL, that it doesn't mention its object-relational nature...The case for a native object database (IT Manager's Journal)
The case for a native object database (IT Manager's Journal)
some applications require an approach that takes advantage of object-oriented programming