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What Do You Know About Databases And XML?

Dare Obasanjo writes: "XML has become a pervasive part of significant segments of software development in a relatively short time. From file formats to network protocols to programming langauges, the influence of XML has been felt. I have written an overview of XML schemas, XML querying languages, XML-Enabled databases and native XML databases. Below is a shortened version of the article." Obasanjo's original OODBMS article has been updated to reflect more of the disadvantages between picking an OODBMS over an RDBMS.

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  1. Re:OODBMS vs RDBMS by Skapare · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    It's also a matter of need. Some things need OODB more than RDB. Some things need RDB more than OODB. I've found some things may well work better with a well designed mix.

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