The Problems

• Fragmentation of programming models

  • Connected – relying on open connection to DBMS (OLE DB, ADODB)
  • Disconnected – request/response, no state between interactions (HTTP)

• Handling state is challenging

• Relational vs. hierarchical data models

• ADO 2.5’s XML Support was:

  • Big, Fat, and Slow

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