Re: How are OO databases doing
From: Jan Hidders <jan.hidders_at_REMOVETHIS.pandora.be>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:00:19 GMT
Message-ID: <7u7Jf.261510$Xi.7824475_at_phobos.telenet-ops.be>
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> They dumb the database down to a storage system. If that's what you want,
> fine. But as soon as you use more than simple hierarchical retrievals,
> you need ERM and SQL.
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:00:19 GMT
Message-ID: <7u7Jf.261510$Xi.7824475_at_phobos.telenet-ops.be>
Volker Hetzer wrote:
> Arturo Hernandez schrieb:
>
>> I share your opinion on network databases. If we look at the problem >> from a broader perpective. Development on the client is still done with >> OO langages. And for developers like me it is still a pain not to have >> an integrated technology. So why the disconect? Why did OO databases >> fail?
>
> They dumb the database down to a storage system. If that's what you want,
> fine. But as soon as you use more than simple hierarchical retrievals,
> you need ERM and SQL.
ERM? Surely you don't mean the Entity-Relationship Model?
- Jan Hidders