The Definitive Guide to db4o

This is the first book to cover db4o programming in comprehensive detail. Readers are briefed on all topics necessary to begin using it in production environments, including installation and configuration, querying and managing objects, performing transactions, and data replication.

The Definitive Guide to db4o is the first book to comprehensively cover this project in detail. Readers are briefed on all of the topics necessary to begin using it in production environments, including installation and configuration, querying and managing objects, performing transactions, and data replication. Newcomers to the topic aren't forgotten, as early chapters are devoted to object database fundamentals, in addition to technical considerations and migration strategies. Complete with numerous C# and Java examples, readers will be able to follow along with the examples regardless of their chosen language.

Offers everything you need to know to begin integrating the lightweight yet powerful db4o database into your applications and devices All examples are written in both C# and Java, the two platforms for which db4o is native Doesn't shun newcomers to object databases, offering a preliminary chapter regarding db4o fundamentals, and later chapters regarding migration and technical considerations

Autorentext
Jim Paterson is a lecturer in computing at Glasgow Caledonian University in the U.K. He specializes in web development and object-oriented software, and has a particular interest in using new tools in a teaching context. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Glasgow University, and worked previously as a research physicist and as a software engineer.

Inhalt
and Concepts.- to db4o.- Object-Oriented Concepts.- Comparing the Object and Relational Data Models.- OODBMS Basics.- Working with db4o.- Quick Start.- Querying Objects.- Working with Objects.- Client/Server Mode.- Transactions.- Configurations and Tuning.- Replication.- Advanced Issues.- db4o in the Real World.- From RDBMS to OODBMS.- Technical Considerations When Using db4o.- The Business Case for db4o.