Re: [OT] ORMs (was Re: '__iter', yet again!)

[Petite Abeille <petite.abeille@...>]

On Dec 20, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Richard Hundt wrote:

> Thanks, I'll try to keep it pragmatic, but it won't fit all problems.

Perhaps an ORM worthwhile studying is NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_Objects_Framework

http://developer.apple.com/legacy/mac/library/documentation/WebObjects/Enterprise_Objects/Introduction/Introduction.html

Here is the documentation for EOF 4.5 (the last Objective-C incarnation):

https://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/mfcf/internal/procedures/jcb/pdf/EOFDevGuide45.pdf

http://developer.apple.com/legacy/mac/library/documentation/LegacyTechnologies/WebObjects/WebObjects_4.5/webobjects.html

A lightweight, modern flavor of EOAccess might even turn out to be quite handy in some cases :)

http://developer.apple.com/legacy/mac/library/documentation/LegacyTechnologies/WebObjects/WebObjects_4.5/System/Library/Frameworks/EOAccess.framework/ObjC_classic/EOAccess.pdf