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Mixing Data & Data Structures in an Object Database

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:00:00 EDT

When your next application calls for a database backend, stop for a moment and consider another possibility: an object database. As we hope to show in this article, an object database may not only simplify coding chores, but its capabilities may enable application solutions that you would otherwise not thought of.

Mixing Data & Data Structures in an Object Database

Wed, 09 May 2007 11:00:00 EDT

When your next Java application calls for a database backend, before you reach for JDBC and a relational database, stop for a moment and consider another possibility: an object database. As we hope to show in this article, an object database may not only simplify coding chores, but its capabilities may enable application solutions that you would otherwise not thought of.

The OO Database Advantage

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:00:00 EST

Here's a question: If you write your application's code in an OO language - such as C#, VB.NET, or managed C++ - why not write database query and update code in the same language? It would certainly make life simpler, wouldn't it? At the very least, you'd only have to hold one language in your head - not your programming language and SQL.