Re: Core Data (was Re: Any WWDC News)
Re: Core Data (was Re: Any WWDC News)
- Subject: Re: Core Data (was Re: Any WWDC News)
- From: Randall Perry <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 22:08:49 -0400
I don't get it -- if EOF is going away, and Core Data is this limited, what
are WO developers supposed to use -- especially for Opensource DBs?
Will we still be able to use the current EOModeler and incorporate EOModels
in our apps with Tiger?
> Hi Ashley,
>
> The folks from the WO team worked on Core Data. It is not compatible
> with EOF being much lighter weight but it is derived from the same
> technology and is an OR tool.
>
> It only supports SQL Lite as a database. No other database vendor
> claims to be talking to Apple about including support for their own
> technology.
>
> It can also access binary and XML datasources.
>
> It is ObjC based, not Java.
>
> Can't see any caching or snapshot mechanism in
> there...but...eww...ObjC..
>
> Karl
>
> On 1-Jul-04, at 1:51 AM, Ashley Aitken wrote:
>
>> Hi Josh (and List Members),
>>
>> On 01/07/2004, at 1:25 PM, Josh Paul wrote:
>>> So Apple kills EO on the desktop. Most people in the community scream
>>> they want it (back). Tiger rolls around and it looks like they've
>>> provided what we've (as a community) asked for in Core Data. Now that
>>> Core Data is coming with Tiger, there will 64-bit OS with a shiny new
>>> EO-type framework for me to develop with. Sign me up.
>>
>> Can you (or anyone else) tell us (those not at WWDC) any more about
>> Core Data?
>>
>> Is it really comparable to EOF? How is it different?
>>
>> Does it work with different databases (not just SQLite)?
>>
>> What about JNDI sources?
>>
>> I assume it is object-relational mapping?
>>
>> Is it only for the local machine or can it talk to remote databases?
>>
>> Can two application / users talk to the same database (SQLite) at the
>> same time using it?
>>
>> Does it have caching like EOF?
>>
>> Is it red, green or blue? Animal, mineral or vegetable?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ashley.
>>
>> --
>> Ashley Aitken
>> Perth, Western Australia
>> mrhatken at mac dot com
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