Is a Query langauge really necessary in an OODB?

From: Brian Price <brianleeprice_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 2000/03/19
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Is a query language really necessary in an OODB? Assume a small business database. I know what the OODB manifesto says, but practical experience tells me otherwise.
Even with RDBMS, a query language seems to be primarily of use to the developer of the database. My customers never use SQL, or even the adhoc  query generator, in fact they seldom make use of the custom query wizards I've written.
In OODBMS, the situation would seem even more biased against query languages. Why do I, as a developer, need an interpreted query language, when I can simply iterate through a collection? If I need scripting capability, I can always implement part of the solution in Java. What would a query language be except an unneccessary intermediary?

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Brian L. Price
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