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The MDR is an extended implementation of the Meta-Object Facility, XML Metadata Interchange, and Java Metadata Interface standards. It provides a runtime access to the metadata via a set of generated ...

Persistence is one of the greatest challenges for building applications. There are many options for building persistence layers. Data Access Objects (DAO) is a popular design pattern for building the ...

Today's Internet-driven economy has accelerated users' expectations for unfettered access to information resources and transparent data exchange among applications. This exchange requires a deep ...