NORMA (software modeling tool)
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NORMA (Natural ORM Architect for Visual Studio)[1] is an open source plug-in to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008. It supports ORM 2 (second generation ORM), and maps ORM models to a variety of implementation targets, including major [Database management systems|database engines], object-oriented code, and XML schema.
The NORMA Project
As of April 2009[update], the NORMA project[2] delivers frequent releases and is almost ready to encompass the entire life-cycle of databases.
Generation Targets
Database engines | Microsoft Sql Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. |
Programming languages | LINQ to SQL, PLiX (Programming Language in XML)[3] and PHP |
Other | XML schemas (XSD) |
References
- ^ Home page of The ORM Foundation
- ^ NORMA - The ORM project at Sourceforge
- ^ The PLiX project at SourceForge
See also
Further reading
- Terry Halpin and Tony Morgan (2008). Information Modeling and Relational Databases: From Conceptual Analysis to Logical Design. Morgan Kaufmann, 2008. ISBN 0123735688,
External links
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