Thread: Why is postgres an ORDMS

Hello list,

A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and what
does it mean and how to apply it on real development.

Any comments about it

Thanks

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Josu� Maldonado wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and what
> does it mean and how to apply it on real development.

We are OR (object-relational) because we are extendable, unlike a
typical DBMS.

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Josué Maldonado wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and
> > what does it mean and how to apply it on real development.
>
> We are OR (object-relational) because we are extendable, unlike a
> typical DBMS.

No, it means there are object-oriented elements in it, like abstract
data types and inheritance.

Hi Peter,

In fact the inheritance was mi first tought, so as I didn't explain
myself enough and I don't have too much knoledge in that topic, I sent
him an URL of the practical postgresql book where that concept is explained.

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
>>Josué Maldonado wrote:
>>
>>>Hello list,
>>>
>>>A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and
>>>what does it mean and how to apply it on real development.
>>
>>We are OR (object-relational) because we are extendable, unlike a
>>typical DBMS.
>
>
> No, it means there are object-oriented elements in it, like abstract
> data types and inheritance.
>
>
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