Introduction
1. Summary
This part of the Dataphor Developer’s Guide provides an introduction to the Dataphor product from the perspective of an application developer. It introduces all the terms, concepts, and technologies necessary to utilize the Dataphor product, and lays the groundwork for the declarative approach. The part is organized as follows:
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Application Development Considerations
Discusses application development in general, the technical difficulties associated with building applications, and the declarative approach to application development as a solution to these problems.
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Database Management Concepts
Provides a survey of database theory and database management systems in general.
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Application Development Concepts
Discusses application development concepts in general and describes how the declarative approach can be applied to automate the development process.
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Dataphor Product Anatomy
Provides a brief description of Dataphor product anatomy, and how it enables the declarative approach.