Re: OO and relation "impedance mismatch"
From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 16:33:14 GMT
Message-ID: <e1A8d.205504$3l3.133046_at_attbi_s03>
> What makes a database different from temporary storage is not RAM vs Disk,
> IMO. It's persistence and shareability.
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 16:33:14 GMT
Message-ID: <e1A8d.205504$3l3.133046_at_attbi_s03>
"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote in message news:GKGdnXGxGO55FPzcRVn-jg_at_comcast.com...
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> What makes a database different from temporary storage is not RAM vs Disk,
> IMO. It's persistence and shareability.
To my mind, the persistence issue is orthorgonal to data management. What makes a dbms different from files or C++ data structures in RAM is the management capabilities: structure, integrity, manipulation.
Marshall Received on Tue Oct 05 2004 - 18:33:14 CEST