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The Object-Oriented DBMS Revolution

• Motivated by new database applications, e.g.:
  • Computer-aided engineering
  • Document management
    • Geographic data management

• Engineering applications were early drivers
  • Complex data structures ("pointer spaghetti")
  • Navigational data access required
  • Tight coupling between applications and data
  • Version management support needed

• Approach: OOPL + DBMS = OO-DBMS
  • Commonly based on C++ or Smalltalk
  • Persistence, collections, versions, queries, ...

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