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Home -> Community -> Usenet -> comp.databases.theory -> Re: The wisdom of the object mentors (Was: Searching OO Associations with RDBMS Persistence Models)
On 2006-06-17 09:00:48 -0400, "David Cressey" <dcressey_at_verizon.net> said:
> Modularity and encapsulation help control the ripple effect within an
> application. Within a collection of applications that all treat the same DB
> as a data nexus, data independence is the best way to control the ripple
> effect.
>
> The problem with application developers is that they tend to fall into the
> trap that says that their application is the center of the universe. The
> problem with database designers and DBAs is that we tend to fall into the
> opposite trap. We tend to think of our database as the center of the
> universe.
Very nicely put!
-- 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 Tue Jun 20 2006 - 14:13:43 CDT
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