Re: Need help to understand difference, and contrast between Relational database model and the Object-Oriented model
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:16:18 -0500
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"Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_at_ncs.es> wrote in message
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> Nobody <nobody_at_nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> > Relational databases use keys. Object databases use some sort of
> > pointer to physical storage location.
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> > That's all.
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> Is this a nonsense competition?
Alfredo, why don't you explain to us why you think this answer is nonsense.
Don't relational databases rely on foreign keys to relate data in one
table row
to another table row? I'm pretty sure they do and I am also pretty sure
that ODBM
Yes object databases are relatives of "Network Model" databases, but so what! There are certain types of applications that can benefit from the
use of object database systems. Personally I use all the tools at my disposal
when architecting a solution for a particular problem. I don't try to wedge
relational database solutions into problems that can benefit from alternate
database technologies.
--Corey
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> Alfredo
Received on Tue Dec 09 2003 - 16:16:18 CET