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R. HedgpethR2DBC Revealedhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6989-3_3

3. The Path to Implementation

Robert Hedgpeth1  
(1)
Chicago, IL, USA
 

So far, you’ve learned that the R2DBC specification exists to provide a way to achieve asynchronous, non-blocking interactions with relational data stores. Going forward, I’ll be specifically looking at relational database solutions and how the specification has been designed to provide the flexibility for implementations to target a variety of relational databases with very diverse types of functionality.

In an effort to provide the most versatile solution for developers, the specification aims to strike a balance of being ...

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