CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2007/wiki2 2 d4

Topic

Object-relational mapping. Ruby's ActiveRecord is one attempt to allow an object-oriented program to use a relational database. The Crossing Chasms pattern is another. Look up several approaches to mapping relational databases to o-o programs, include hyperlinks to all of them, and explain how they differ. Report on the strengths of various approaches (making sure to credit the authors for their insights)

Approaches

Popular Approaches

Active Record

Data Mapper

Popular Products

Hibernate

Oslick

References

1. ORM articles
2. Active Record was mentioned in this book
3. A video from RailsEnvy giving a quick and clean introduction to Active Record
4. A comparison of datamapper and Active Record implementations in Ruby