The document introduces DBXTalk, an open source relational database solution for Smalltalk. It includes an open database driver (OpenDBX), an ORM called Glorp, scaffolding tools (DBX Magritte), and a GUI browser (DBXBrowser) to interact with the database. The speaker discusses running over 800 unit tests on various databases with success and some errors, and plans for additional documentation chapters. The goal is to enable serious database usage in Smalltalk applications.
4. What is DBXTalk?
An Open Source Relational DB Solution for
Smalltalk
A common Database API – OpenDBX
Driver
An ORM – new Pharo Glorp Port
Scaffolding Tools – DBX Magritte
A GUI to rule them all – DBXBrowser
11. So, Thanks!
Esug Summer of Talk 2011!!!
Students: Guillermo Polito, Gisela Decuzzi, Santiago Bragagnolo
Mentors: Mariano Martinez Peck, Esteban Lorenzano, Diógenes Moreira
And Thanks to Alan Knight from the Glorp Team, Norbert Sendetzky from OpenDBX
for their contributions!
12. Conclusions
Conclusion: We can do serious stuff!
Further work:
Finish work in progress (soon, I promise!)
Glorp documentation
Updating website (and that boring stuff)
13. Some links
Site, until we get a new domain:
http://dbxtalk.smallworks.com.ar/
Where's the code?
http://squeaksource.com/DBXTalk/
Is there an issue tracker? Yes
http://code.google.com/p/dbxtalk
Own Mailing list (just not to bother pharo's people)
http://groups.google.com/group/dbxtalk