Objects and Databases (McGraw-Hill International Series in Software Engineering)

This book gives a concise and readable explanation of object oriented database management systems. Written for programmers who have an elementary knowledge of databases. Part I acts as a refresher before moving onto tackle more pressing problems. Part II deals with the concepts of object oriented programming and discusses the use of C++,LISP and Smalltalk and database technology. Part III describes the logical organisation of object oriented database and design,whilst Part IV deals with implementation techniques used. The reader is therefore provided with a complete overview of the management of object oriented database systems.

Written for applications programmers, software systems developers, and designers new to object technology, this book presents the major features of object-oriented database systems, addressing common problems and the latest solutions. It explains in detail how database technology can make use of fundamental object-oriented concepts such as data abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism.