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Fibonacci: A programming language for object databases

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Fibonacci is an object-oriented database programming language characterized by static and strong typing, and by new mechanisms for modeling data-bases in terms of objects with roles, classes, and associations. A brief introduction to the language is provided to present those features, which are particularly suited to modeling complex databases. Examples of the use of Fibonacci are given with reference to the prototype implementation of the language.

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  1. Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Pisa, Corso Italia 40, 56125, Pisa, Italy

    Antonio Albano Dott. Ing. (Professor) & Giorgio Ghelli Ph.D. (Associate Professor)

  2. Corso di Laurea in Scienze dell'Informazione, Università di Venezia, Via Torino 153, 30170, Mestre, Italy

    Renzo Orsini Dott. (Associate Professor)

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Albano, A., Ghelli, G. & Orsini, R. Fibonacci: A programming language for object databases. VLDB Journal 4, 403–444 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01231643

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