Perspectives
RDBMS + OO = ORDBMS
- Object-Relational DBMS
- “Looks and feels” like a better RDBMS
- Emerging standard: SQL-3
OOPL + DB = OODBMS
- “Looks and feels” more like a programming language than does an ORDBMS
- In reality, built from ground up
- Uses RDBMS techniques in an OO setting
- Emerging standard: OQL