Object-Oriented Database Systems: Promises, Reality, and Future
Summary: Reviews the promises, reality, and vendor activity around object-oriented database systems. Argues that unification with relational technology is a viable path to fulfill OO goals, demystifying myths and outlining a pragmatic future. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Won Kim (UniSQL, Inc.)
BibTeX Citation
@article{kim_vldb93,
title = {{Object-Oriented Database Systems: Promises, Reality, and Future}},
author = {Kim, Won},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '93},
pages = {676},
year = {1993}
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 1,868 | Of Objects and Databases: A Decade of Turmoil | 1996 | VLDB | 9.589955e-05 |
| 6,779 | O-O, What Have They Done to DB2? | 1999 | VLDB | 5.7772333e-05 |
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