Re: complex data structures in cells
From: Ruud de Koter <ruud_dekoter_at_hp.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 08:56:12 +0200
Message-ID: <39D9830C.8C53F128_at_hp.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 08:56:12 +0200
Message-ID: <39D9830C.8C53F128_at_hp.com>
Hi Tim,
tmac_at_transport.com wrote:
>
> Is it poor db design to dump complex data structures into cells?
I think it is. In doing so you no longer have a database, but a collection of
structures that have no meaning if you don't know how to read them. One of the
advantages of using a database should be the independence of the programming
environment, i.e. you 'd be able to read and understand the database using
several technologies/languages. Persisting data structures as such is just an
other way of language lock-in, and makes it impossible to read the data by any
other means.
>
> For example by using FreezeThaw, Data::Dumper, or Storable in perl.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim McIntyre
Regards,
Ruud.
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