[ALL] let's think about Query Language for 2.0

[Andreas Grosam]

On Freitag, Mai 23, 2003, at 08:24  Uhr, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:

> on 5/23/03 1:52 PM, Andreas Grosam at agrosam at computerworks.ch wrote:
>
>> IMO, this all together is a challenging task. I guess, this requires
>> also a complete object DB - which may have fundamental differences 
>> with
>> respect to the implementation compared to a relational DB.
>>
>> My suggestion:
>> A complete object-oriented API would be beyond a simple "query micro
>> kernel". An object should be treated as a simple byte stream. 
>> Implement
>> OO in a specific language, like OQL, ODMG.
>
> Andreas,
>
> I do not like OQL,
>
> I do not like pure OO DBMS -- they have kill idea!  :-)
> So now I prefer name Valentina as Object-Relational.
>
> I do not like their way.
> I want go by other way for OO database features.

"The OO DBMS and RDBMS debate will never end!"
Actually, there are some people which state that there is no difference 
at the logical level at all. Hm. I'm not totally convinced ;)

The trend is towards Object-Relational DBMS. I agree - sounds 
reasonable.
We will need Relational Algebra - even for objects!


But if somebody needs OQL ....

I state (omitting the proof) - OO and Relational DBMS can use the same 
database kernel.


>
>
> I hope that 2.0 will introduce many good API, so everybody who want 
> will be
> able develop e.g. OQL level for Valentina. May be even Paradigma will 
> do
> this. But I do not like OQL :-)
  But if somebody needs OQL....  ;)))


>
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> Best regards,
> Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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