Re: S.O.D.A. database Query API - call for comments

From: JRStern <JRStern_at_gte.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 18:00:35 GMT
Message-ID: <3af098d8.27949599_at_news.gte.net>


On Thu, 3 May 2001 00:09:12 +0200, "Carl Rosenberger" <carl_at_db4o.com> wrote:
>JRStern wrote:
>> >- We are creating an API, not a query language. The API will allow to
 create
>> >queries step-by-step with many small functions.
>>
>> Of course, it was exactly to get away from that, that SQL was
>> invented.
>
>Great!
>Do you have any links to old approaches?
>Thanks in advance.
>
>I am afraid that object-orientation was not used in those days.

Step-by-step with many small functions, is the old way. Wrapping that around objects, is old wine in new bottles. You may like old wine, but the new bottle is unlikely to improve it.

J. Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 20:00:35 CEST

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