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Re: RM's Canonical database (was: Bob's 'Self-aggrandizing ignorant' Count)

From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredono_at_gmail.com>
Date: 3 Jul 2006 09:40:46 -0700
Message-ID: <1151944846.367933.173320@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> 






Hi,



Marshall wrote:



> > In favor of putting a common rule in the DBMS is that it is centralized. The

> > "Once and Only Once", or "DRY" principle suggests that it should be there.

> >

> > Another possibility for a location for such a rule is in a middle tier, where it

> > can also meet the DRY principle.

>

> But then you lose the centralization.




If "middle tier" has the usual meaning then the middle tier IS the
DBMS.




Regards


  Alfredo
Received on Mon Jul 03 2006 - 11:40:46 CDT












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