Re: The wisdom of the object mentors (Was: Searching OO Associations with RDBMS Persistence Models)
From: Robert Martin <unclebob_at_objectmentor.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 00:45:36 -0500
Message-ID: <200606020045361393-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>
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> I, on the other hand, have run into a lot of teams who say "we'll worry
> about all that normalization crap when we're ready to start work on version
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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 00:45:36 -0500
Message-ID: <200606020045361393-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>
On 2006-05-31 13:08:22 -0500, "David Cressey" <dcressey_at_verizon.net> said:
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> "Robert Martin" <unclebob_at_objectmentor.com> wrote in message
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>> Actually, based on your post, I don't think you disagree completely >> with mine. At most I think you disagree with the emphasis. My "bucket >> of bits" statement is extreme because I am often found in the situation >> of helping teams of developers who start their projects by saying: "OK, >> we've got Oracle. Now what?"
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> I, on the other hand, have run into a lot of teams who say "we'll worry
> about all that normalization crap when we're ready to start work on version
> 2."
Yes, that would be a mistake. Once you have decided to use an RDB, you need to use it well. The point is that you can design many application programs in such a way that you don't have to make that decision early.
-- Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) | email: unclebob_at_objectmentor.com Object Mentor Inc. | blog: www.butunclebob.com The Agile Transition Experts | web: www.objectmentor.com 800-338-6716 |Received on Fri Jun 02 2006 - 07:45:36 CEST