Just a tip:

Check out GOODS at: http://www.ispras.ru/~knizhnik/

Seems very good, free and already has a Java interface but it seems to be implemented in a
languaage independent way. From what I can tell GOODS has most of the features normally associated
with an OODB - persistence by reachability, transactions etc.

I would really like to see a Squeak integration with GOODS, I think it could really fly.

regards, Göran

--- Tom Ayerst <tom at lynch-fm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Does anyone have any info on this, is there one?  Do they need any help?
> 
> Tom
> 
> Robert Withers wrote:
> 
> > "Andrew P. Black" wrote:
> > >
> > > At 2:06 -0500 2000.1.21, Mark A. Schwenk wrote:
> > > >My current concern is in developing an object persistence strategy
> > > >for information systems in Squeak. I have developed the foundations
> > > >of an object-relational mapping scheme with an interface to the
> > > >MySQL database, but I'd like to investigate other areas before
> > > >putting a lot more effort into that. The app has evolved from
> > > >providing read-only access to information to now starting to provide
> > > >the ability to modify information. For the moment, information is
> > > >just stored in the image, with occasional exports to flat files of
> > > >the modified information. I had deferred actually using the mapping
> > > >framework while waiting for some updates from the original author of
> > > >the code to provide support for using metadata rather than lots of
> > > >class specific mapping code.
> > > >
> > > >Inspired by Ted Kaehler's LOOM, I have been pondering how the Object
> > > >Memory portion of Squeak could be enhanced to provide persistence,
> > > >at least for some classes of objects.
> > > >
> > > >I've also been pondering how the Berkeley Database libraries from
> > > >www.sleepycat.com could be used with Squeak to provide persistence.
> > >
> > > Elliot Moss (at U.Mass Amhurst) has a language independent object
> > > memory called Neame (or maybe Neme?).  Malcolm Atkinson's group in
> > > Glasgow, Scotland, have been working on a new object memory,
> > > targeting Persistent Java.  Either of these might provide an
> > > interesting alternative to "Object-Relational".
> >
> > Then there is implementing a Linda System.  Someone mentioned that they
> > were interested in this for Squeak, but I don't recall who it was.  I'd
> > be glad to help implement one of those.  It's a really neat concept.
> >
> > -Rob
> > --
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Smalltalking by choice.  Isn't it nice to have one!
> 
> --
> "It's not what you don't know that kills you, ... it's what you know that
> ain't so." - Mr Thompkins
> 
> 
> 

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