Article

Free access

Abstraction mechanisms for database programming

Authors:

Joachim W. Schmidt,

Manuel MallAuthors Info & Claims

SIGPLAN '83: Proceedings of the 1983 ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Programming language issues in software systems

Pages 83 - 93

https://doi.org/10.1145/800226.806854

Published: 01 June 1983 Publication History

Abstract

Databases contain vast amounts of highly related data accessed by programs of considerable size and complexity. Therefore, database programming has a particular need for high level constructs that abstract from details of data access, data manipulation, and data control.

The paper investigates the suitability of several well-known abstraction mechanisms for database programming (e.g., control abstraction and functional abstraction). In addition, it presents some new abstraction mechanisms (access abstraction and transactional abstraction) particularly designed to manage typical database problems like integrity and concurrency control.

References

[1]

Amble,T., Bratbergsengen,K., Risnes,O.: ASTRAL a Structured and Unified Approach to Data Base Design and Manipulation. Bracchi/Nijssen(eds.): Database Architecture. North Holland, 1979, 257-274.

[2]

Brodie,M.L., Mylopoulos,J.L., Schmidt,J.W. (Eds.) : Perspectives on Conceptual Modelling. Springer-Verlag, to be published 1983.

[3]

Codd,E.F.: A Relational Model for Large Shared Data Banks. CACM, 13, 6 (June 1970), 377-387.

Digital Library

[4]

Eswaran,K.P., Gray,J.N., Lorie,R.A., Traiger,I.L.: The Notions of Consistency and Predicate Locks in a Database System. CACM, 19, 11 (November 1976), 624-633.

Digital Library

[5]

Jarke,M., Schmidt,J.W.: Query Processing Strategies in the Pascal/R Relational Database Management System. Proc. ACM SIGMOD Conf. on Management of Data, Orlando, June 1982, 256-264.

Digital Library

[6]

Kung,H.T., Robinson,J.T.: On Optimistic Methods for Concurrency Control. ACM TODS, 6, 2 (June 1981), 213-226.

Digital Library

[7]

Mall,M., Reimer,M., Schmidt,J.W.: Data Selection, Sharing, and Access Control in a Relational Scenario. In {Brod84}.

[8]

Mylopoulos,J., Bernstein,P.A., Wong,K.T.: A Language Facility for Designing Database Intensive Applications: ACM TODS, 5, 2 (June 1980), 185-207.

Digital Library

[9]

Rowe,L.A., Shoens,K.A.: Data Abstractions, Views and Updates in RIGEL. Proc. ACM SIGMOD Conf. on Management of Data, Boston, May 1979, 71-81.

Digital Library

[10]

Schmidt,J.W.: Some High Level Language Constructs for Data of Type Relation. ACM TODS, 2, 3 (September 1977), 247-261.

Digital Library

[11]

Schmidt,J.W., Mall,M.: PASCAL/R Report. Bericht Nr. 66, Fachbereich Informatik, Universität Hamburg, January 1980.

[12]

Schmidt,J.W., Reimer,M., Putfarken,P., Mall,M., Koch,J. Jarke,M.: The DBPL Project. To be published in Database Engineering.

[13]

Shaw,M.: The Impact of Modelling and Abstraction Concerns on Modern Programming Languages. In {Brod83}.

[14]

Shopiro,J.E.: Theseus - A Programming Language for Relational Databases. ACM TODS, 4, 4 (December 1979), 493-517.

Digital Library

[15]

Smith,J.M., Fox,S., Landers,T.: Reference Manual for ADAPLEX. CCA, Cambridge, Mass., January 1981.

[16]

Stonebraker,M.: Implementation of Integrity Constraints and Views by Query Modification. Proc. ACM SIGMOD Conf. on Management of Data, San Jose, May 1975, 65-78.

Digital Library

[17]

Wasserman,A.I. et. al.: Revised Report on the Programming Language PLAIN. ACM SIGPLAN Notices, 16, 5 (May 1981), 59-80.

Cited By

Schmidt JGe LLinnemann VJarke M(1989)Integrated Fact and Rule Management Based on Relational TechnologyFoundations of Knowledge Base Management10.1007/978-3-642-83397-7_8(153-178)Online publication date: 1989
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83397-7_8
Bloom TZdonik S(1987)Issues in the design of object-oriented database programming languagesACM SIGPLAN Notices10.1145/38807.3884822:12(441-451)Online publication date: 1-Dec-1987
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/38807.38848
Bloom TZdonik S(1987)Issues in the design of object-oriented database programming languagesConference proceedings on Object-oriented programming systems, languages and applications10.1145/38765.38848(441-451)Online publication date: 1-Dec-1987
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/38765.38848
Show More Cited By

Index Terms

Abstraction mechanisms for database programming
1. Information systems
  1. Data management systems
    1. Database design and models
      1. Relational database model
    2. Query languages
      1. Relational database query languages
  2. Information retrieval
    1. Document representation
2. Theory of computation
  1. Semantics and reasoning
    1. Program reasoning
      1. Abstraction
  2. Theory and algorithms for application domains
    1. Database theory
      1. Database query languages (principles)

Recommendations

Abstraction mechanisms for database programming

Databases contain vast amounts of highly related data accessed by programs of considerable size and complexity. Therefore, database programming has a particular need for high level constructs that abstract from details of data access, data manipulation, ...
An approach to multiparadigm programming database systems
DEXA '96: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications

One way to tackle the impedance mismatch problem is to build multiparadigm programming database systems. The author analyzes a stratified LDL program by partitioning it into modules. It is shown by example that many embedded SQL programs may be ...
Abstraction mechanisms in CLU
Proceedings of an ACM conference on Language design for reliable software

CLU is a new programming language designed to support the use of abstractions in program construction. Work in programming methodology has led to the realization that three kinds of abstractions, procedural, control, and especially data abstractions, ...

Comments

Information & Contributors

Information

Published In

cover image ACM Conferences

SIGPLAN '83: Proceedings of the 1983 ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Programming language issues in software systems

June 1983

230 pages

ISBN:0897911083

DOI:10.1145/800226

ACM SIGPLAN Notices Volume 18, Issue 6
June 1983
219 pages
ISSN:0362-1340
EISSN:1558-1160
DOI:10.1145/872728
Issue’s Table of Contents

Copyright © 1983 Authors.

Sponsors

SIGPLAN: ACM Special Interest Group on Programming Languages

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

Publication History

Published: 01 June 1983

Permissions

Request permissions for this article.

Request Permissions

Check for updates

Qualifiers

Article

Conference

VEE05

Sponsor:

SIGPLAN

VEE05: First International Conference on Virtual Execution Environments

June 27 - 29, 1983

California, San Francisco, USA

Contributors

Other Metrics

View Article Metrics

Bibliometrics & Citations

Bibliometrics

Article Metrics

8
Total Citations
View Citations
438
Total Downloads

Downloads (Last 12 months)57
Downloads (Last 6 weeks)15

Reflects downloads up to 16 Oct 2024

Other Metrics

View Author Metrics

Citations

Cited By

Schmidt JGe LLinnemann VJarke M(1989)Integrated Fact and Rule Management Based on Relational TechnologyFoundations of Knowledge Base Management10.1007/978-3-642-83397-7_8(153-178)Online publication date: 1989
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83397-7_8
Bloom TZdonik S(1987)Issues in the design of object-oriented database programming languagesACM SIGPLAN Notices10.1145/38807.3884822:12(441-451)Online publication date: 1-Dec-1987
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/38807.38848
Bloom TZdonik S(1987)Issues in the design of object-oriented database programming languagesConference proceedings on Object-oriented programming systems, languages and applications10.1145/38765.38848(441-451)Online publication date: 1-Dec-1987
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/38765.38848
Fichtel RFichtel R(1997)Hemmnisse und Barrieren beim TechnologietransferTechnologietransfer für Klein- und Mittelbetriebe10.1007/978-3-663-05692-8_5(333-378)Online publication date: 1997
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-05692-8_5
Antunes FBaker SCaulfield BLopez MSheppard M(1990)A pragmatic approach for integrating data management and tasks management: Modelling and implementation issuesAdvances in Database Technology — EDBT '9010.1007/BFb0022187(422-436)Online publication date: 1990
https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0022187
Schmidt JGe LLinnemann VJarke M(1989)Integrated Fact and Rule Management Based on Relational TechnologyFoundations of Knowledge Base Management10.1007/978-3-642-83397-7_8(153-178)Online publication date: 1989
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83397-7_8
Schmidt JLamersdorf W(1986)Programming Support for Data-Intensive ApplicationsPictorial Information Systems in Medicine10.1007/978-3-642-82384-8_9(263-292)Online publication date: 1986
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82384-8_9
Schmidt J(1984)Database Programming: Language Constructs and Execution ModelsProgrammiersprachen und Programmentwicklung10.1007/978-3-642-69393-9_1(1-25)Online publication date: 1984
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69393-9_1

View Options

View options

PDF

View or Download as a PDF file.

eReader

View online with eReader.

Get Access

Login options

Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution to get full access on this article.

Full Access

Get this Publication

Media

Figures

Other

Tables

View Table of Contents