New Article For TheServerSide.Net

I am going to be writing another article for TheServerSide.Net. I wrote an article back in March about using Validators in the Middle-Tier http://www.theserverside.net/articles/showarticle.tss?id=Validators .

This new article will be about using Object Databases. With so much going on about using O/R Mapper technology, I believe it is important that we as a community take a look at addressing the issue of data and object persistence and not always assuming that relational databases are the answer.

Why build a better mousetrap such as an O/R Mapper when you aren't hunting for mice.....

-Mathew Nolton

2 Comments

  • I'd be curious to know how the performance of object databases holds up to relation databases like SQL Server, and if they do differ, how to weigh the decisions appropriately in deciding which to use and when. Also, it would be good to know who the main players are in the object database market.



    As for O/R mappers, it could be that O/R tools are a good alternative for those of us who do not have or cannot use object databases. In those cases, it'd be interesting to see some perf comparisons between an object database and a O/R tool.



    Thanks, and I look forward to reading your article!!

  • Good points Paul and thanks for the feedback.



    I agree that O/R mappers will always have their place and in the short-term they are probably the only viable solution for many.



    However thinking long-term, if you have a decent understanding of object databases would your decision making change for new projects? In other words, armed with the right facts and the ability to sway a technology decision, would you?



    -Mathew

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