Chapter 5. Data Access Object Pattern

The simplest web widget to the most complex online e-commerce website have one thing in common: they deal with data. So much of programming revolves around data access and manipulation. With the massive proliferation of the Internet, cheaper storage devices, improved understanding of analytics, and greater expectations for information access, data is being leveraged in more interesting and unique ways. The Data Access Object Design Pattern aims to help construct objects that can work easily (transparently) with all of this data.

Name: Data Access Object

The Data Access Object Design Pattern describes the creation of an object that provides transparent access to any data source.

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