12MANAGING RELATIONAL DATABASES
Applications will almost always have to store data of some kind, and developers will often combine a relational database management system (RDBMS) with some type of object relational mapping tool (ORM). RDBMSs and ORMs can be tricky and are not a favorite topic for many developers, but sooner or later, they must be addressed.
RDBMSs, ORMs, and When to Use Them
An RDBMS is the database that stores an application’s relational data. Developers will use a language like SQL (Structured Query Language) to deal with the relational algebra, meaning that a language like this handles the data management and the relationships ...
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