On 5/27/05, Joe Ferraro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  
> Can someone give me a brief overview of what the difference is between a
> mapper and a DAO? They seem somewhat similar.

Both are objects used to store and retrieve data. The specifics vary
depending on who (and when) you ask.

My advice is to either avoid these ambigous pattern names or refer to
a formal definition (such as the ones in Martin Fowler's _Patterns
Enterprises Application Architecture_).

Patrick

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