Written by ODGM's C++ representative, this pragmatic guidebook is the first comprehensive introduction to programming object-oriented databases with OQL. It offers comparisons with SQL, with which readers are already familiar, as a bridge to understanding OQL and as a means of contrasting object-oriented versus relational database development.

A major revision of the standard for object database management systems (ODBMSs), this book represents an important industry consensus on component technology for database products and languages, enabling wide acceptance and adoption of object database technology. This revision adds coverage of Java bindings to the updated material on C++ and SmallTalk.

Interesting, timely, and above all, useful, Savvy Guides give IT managers the information they need to effectively manage their technologists, as well as conscientiously inform business decision makers, in the midst of technological revolution.

ODMG is a widely accepted standard for object database modelling; every year more companies implement it. ODMG 3.0 integrates programming languages with databases and ensures the portability of applications across platforms and DBMS products.

In older times, classic procedure-oriented programming was used to solve real-world problems by fitting them in a few, predetermined data types. However, with the advent of object-oriented programming, models could be created for real-life systems. With the concept gaining popularity, its field of research and application has also grown to become one of the major disciplines of software development. With Object-Oriented Programming with C++, the authors offer an in- depth view of this concept with the help of C++, right from its origin to real programming level. With a major thrust on control statements, structures and functions, pointers, polymorphism, inheritance and reusability, file and exception handling, and templates, this book is a resourceful cache of programs-bridging the gap between theory and application. To make the book student- friendly, the authors have supplemented difficult topics with illustrations and programs. Put forth in a lucid language and simple style to benefit all types of learner, Object-Oriented Programming with C++ is packaged with review questions for self-learning.

This volume conveys the important facts and concepts business professionals need in order to understand the role of object databases in today's rapidly evolving computing environments. Covering all aspects of the essentials of object database technology without requiring advanced technical knowledge, this book makes an excellent introductory reference for database experts and non-experts alike.