Re: Object-relational impedence

Bob Badour wrote:

>>>The Great Debate was had about 3 decades ago and graphs lost.
>>
>> I beg to differ. What lost was the idea that a close coupling is
>> required between how the data is stored and how it is accessed /
>> queried, i.e., that in that sense you cannot have data independence.
>> But such data independence can be just as well achieved with graph-
>> based data models.
>>
>> -- Jan Hidders
>
>Well, I have yet to see it. Until I see any real evidence of a
>graph-based data model with physical data independence, we will just
>have to disagree.

Perhaps this is the wrong kind of reply, but if you're interested in Jan's PhD thesis on graph-based data models, give me your address and I'll mail you a copy.

-- 
Reinier