Re: Relationals vs. Objects Databases I

In article <6aob79$v1_at_news3.euro.net> "Richard Ronteltap" <rontltap_at_euronet.nl> writes:

>>>An ODBMS integrates seamlessly with the OO programming language
>>>used. The 'database' part is nearly invisible. You only have to learn 1
>>>OO language and get structuring of data and behaviour encapsulation
>>>for 'free'.
>>
>>I'll take your word for it. From my brief experience with MFC, I'd say
>>a problem with OO programming is that you have to familiarise yourself
>>with the behaviour of hundreds of objects, rather than few basic
>>principles.
 

>MFC is a framework (and a bad one at that). It has lots more functionality
>than just database functionality. And the database functionality provided
>is not OO.

One thing you gotta remember about all this stuff is, it's all evolving right in front of us, while we're trying somehow to deliver reliable applications with it and make money doing it (so we can play tennis!!). And it's very interesting to see how the different companies are approaching it. Contrast MFC with Borland C++Builder or Delphi, for example.

There are, of course, pundits who proclaim that [their flavor of] Object Oriented Programming (oops...) is All That You Need To Know. But if you look closely, these people are talking to the most senior veep they can find (not you), and it looks like they have an ad for books and seminars in their hands.

Oh well, capitalism. :-) Meanwhile, we try to make all this stuff work so we can make a living so we can play tennis! ;-) Received on Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00:00 CST