Re: Relational database as backend?

[Jeff.Hodges@stanford.edu]

mewilcox@unt.edu said:
> Luke's earlier message and Jeff's slides all point to this: Objects
> don't map very well to Relational databases. This mapping can be done 
> [though, if you really want to]...

Right, as Simon pointed out in gory detail. 

The two models are not well-suited to lying on top or below one another -- 
however, they ~are~ well suited to working in parallel, as is the point behind 
this slideshow..

  Registry & Directory Infrastructure at Stanford
  http://www.stanford.edu/~hodges/talks/OpenGroupApril98
    /StanfordRegistryAndDirectory/index.htm

..and is a conclusion in Steve Kille's talk..

  Why do I need a Directory when I could use a Relational Database? 
  http://www.stanford.edu/~hodges/talks/EMA98-DirectoryServicesRollout
    /Steve_Kille/index.htm

We're presently building & deploying the subject of the former talk (actually, 
a first phase has been running in production since May-1996). This second 
phase is much more extensive. Peruse the references the talk points to for 
details.

Jeff