Re: OO versus RDB

From: Kenneth Downs <knode.wants.this_at_see.sigblock>
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:10:01 -0400
Message-Id: <n8bln3-d4s.ln1@pluto.downsfam.net>

Marshall wrote:

> H. S. Lahman wrote:

>>
>> The point is that the application problem solution does not care how the
>> data is stored.  Nor should it be affected by any changes to the data
>> storage that do not effect its semantics.  In half a century in this
>> business I've observed the introduction of five major paradigms for
>> persistence.  I would not bet against yet another appearing.
>> [...]
>> I don't care what storage paradigm is used or what access mechanisms one
>> uses to access the data store.  The point is that, whatever they are,
>> they should be isolated from the problem solution so that they are
>> completely transparent to the problem solution.

>
> Reading the above, a lightbulb went off for me. Now I see where
> you're coming from: you are optimizing your code for following
> the latest trends in technology. Buzzword compliance management,
> so to speak. If you're careful not to use anything of the systems
> you build software on, you can swap those systems out for new,
> more popular ones quite easily.
>

LOL! Somebody I once worked for commented, "All of our systems are fully buzzword compatible".

-- 
Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software, Inc.
(Ken)nneth@(Sec)ure(Dat)a(.com)

Received on Sun Jul 02 2006 - 12:10:01 CDT