Ron Jeffries wrote:
> On 3 Jul 2006 09:04:21 -0700, "Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>It is one thing to say, "given the limitations of the dbms we are
>>using,
>>and other practical considerations, we have decided to implement
>>business rules in a middle tier, and require all application code that
>>issues updates to use that tier." It is a different thing to say
>>"business
>>rules shouldn't go in the dbms."
>>
>>The first one is situationally-dependent; it might be a good idea
>>or not depending on a variety of practical considerations. The
>>second one is just false.
>
> Repeatedly asserting that business rules should always go in the DBMS doesn't
> make it more true.
>
> I'm not saying that they shouldn't ... but that /sometimes/ they shouldn't.
I suggest, when one considers what constitutes /sometimes/, it first
requires a failure of the dbms in some manner.
Received on Mon Jul 03 2006 - 22:39:39 CDT
