Using Topic Maps to Extend Relational Databases (O'Reilly) [LWN.net]

Marc de Graauw shows how to use XML topic maps with databases on O'Reilly. "Relational databases are great for storing structured data which conforms to a well-defined relational database schema. They are not so good at storing information that does not conform to such a schema. Since user requirements inevitably change, this means costly database upgrades."

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Using Topic Maps to Extend Relational Databases (O'Reilly)

Posted Mar 13, 2003 16:58 UTC (Thu) by leandro (guest, #1460) [Link] (2 responses)

Wrong.

Using Topic Maps to Extend Relational Databases (O'Reilly)

Posted Mar 14, 2003 2:55 UTC (Fri) by JLCdjinn (guest, #1905) [Link] (1 responses)

Interesting site. Could you provide a more precise reference from within that site which argues counter to this article?

I'm always interested in picking up tidbits of database theory.

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Using Topic Maps to Extend Relational Databases (O'Reilly)

Posted Aug 7, 2003 22:00 UTC (Thu) by leandro (guest, #1460) [Link]

> Could you provide a more precise reference from within that site which argues counter to this article?

Sorry, not now. Looking for a job... the market doesn't spare critics. Leave me a reminder in my inbox and I'll do it somewhen -- yes, I know this is not the Queen's English.

> I'm always interested in picking up tidbits of database theory.

I'd suggest Date's An Introduction to Database Systems