Object Management in Postgres using Procedures [chapter]

Michael Stonebraker
1991 Topics in Information Systems  
This paper presents the object management facilities being designed into a next-generation data manager, POSTGRES. This system is unique in that it does not invent a new data model for support of objects but chooses instead to extend the relational model with a powerful abstract data typing capability and procedures as full-fledged data base objects. The reasons to remain with the relational model are indicated in this paper along with the POSTGRES relational extensions.
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-84374-7_5 fatcat:gtvidjz7irezrmpbuiwfzbm45i