JDBC/ODBC

• Standardized network database APIs

  • Connect, submit queries, process results, disconnect
  • Abstract application from particular database

• ODBC from Microsoft, JDBC from Sun

• A good driver can make a huge difference

  • Pre-fetching
  • Data caching
  • SQL translation caching

• Could spend hours talking about JDBC/ODBC

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