Re: OO and relation "impedance mismatch"

From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredo_at_ncs.es>
Date: 4 Oct 2004 03:32:31 -0700
Message-ID: <e4330f45.0410040232.74bbb8ba@posting.google.com>

"Marshall Spight" <mspight_at_dnai.com> wrote in message news:<iz%7d.409134$8_6.338269_at_attbi_s04>...

> > > I have watched people try to force OO models into SQL and it falls
> > > apart in about a year.
> >
> > Because they identify classes with tables instead of classes with domains.
>
> Limiting classes to only be applicable to relational domains would be
> hamstringing them.

Of course, nobody said the contrary. But if you want to integrate OO and the Relational Model this is the evident way. An "Integer" class is the same as an "Integer" domain.

Regards Received on Mon Oct 04 2004 - 05:32:31 CDT