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Re: on objectOfClass method and listing of Db contents
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Reason wrote:
> >> > On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Charilaos Pasantonopoulos wrote:
> >> > > I read the discussions on the objectsOfClass method and how to list
> the
> >> > > Db contents and it
> >> > > seems to me that most people ( maybe because of relational Dbs )
> expect
> >> > > the Db to have such a way of
> >> > > listing the contents.
> >> >
> >> > This exactly is the problem - people expect relational features when
> they
> >> > just read "database". Therefore, even if this may cause other problems,
> I
> >> > propose to start to call ozone "Object Server". If we all agree on this
> term I
> >> > will change web site.
>
> That would probably cause confusion amongst the those who know what an
> object database does :) I think the term is widely understood by
> developers -- it has a standards committee, and "what-is" pages show up on
> simple web searches so it had better be by now :)
Hmmm... the term is widely understood??? Reason, to be very honest, your
question about "query on private members" shows that term _is_ confusing. Even
because ozone does not adhere to ideas of ODMG, a 'standard commitee' you might
refered to.
>
> On a more serious note, I think it's perfectly possible to provide a
> lowish-mid-level API/interface that is happy with either an underlying
> relational or object database without sacrificing speed;
Yes, this is possible. The questions is, is your API real OO?
> I'm building one at
> the moment (using Ozone) for a fairly generic set of applications in my open
> source persona -- it'll be released in a month or so, I imagine, at
> www.twilightminds.com. Listing the contents would certainly be possible...
Great! Please, please keep us posted.
Falko
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