Data Mapper and Relationships: Implementation strategies?

Question

I\'ve almost finished my Data Mapper, but now I\'m at the point where it comes to relationships.

I will try to illustrate my ideas here. I wasn\'t able to find good

Answer 1

I am looking forward to any answers you'll get on this topic, but in the meantime why not just hop over to Amazon (or your local books dealer) and finally buy

• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, Gang of Four
• Patterns of Enterprise Architecture, Martin Fowler
• Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software, Eric Evans

These book contain the original patterns you have been pointed at in various of your questions and are considered reference works in Design Patterns and Software Architecture.