Friday, May 30, 2008

Today's Paper: Groovy O/R Mapping in ACM Queue

Chris Richardson has an ACM Queue article on O/R Mapping frameworks for dynamic languages, referring GORM (Groovy O/R Mapping). He successfully introduces GORM by highlighting its difference from Java's solution, Hybernate.

ORM in Dynamic Languages

Volume 6 , Issue 3 (May/June 2008)
Object-Relational Mapping
FEATURE: Q focus: Object-Relational Mapping
Pages 28-37
Year of Publication: 2008
ISSN:1542-7730


Author:
Chris Richardson

Abstract:
A major component of most enterprise applications is the code that transfers objects in and out of a relational database. The easiest solution is often to use an ORM (object-relational mapping) framework, which allows the developer to declaratively define the mapping between the object model and database schema and express database-access operations in terms of objects. This high-level approach significantly reduces the amount of database-access code that needs to be written and boosts developer productivity.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Best Twitter Architecture Introductory

Alex Iskold posted an excellent article on the architecture of the Twitter platform. It clearly explains what are problems and how they are solved in terms of relational DB and Computing Clouds.