Re: Databases as objects

Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:

[snip]

>Ask any three OO folks what that something else is and I am sure you
>will get 7 contradictory answers, but everyone will agree that it is
>called 'data hiding' and will assure us that everyone agrees on exactly

     Except when it is called "encapsulation".

>what it is and why it is important.

     OO is useful, but some of the larding is less than appropriate.

[snip]

>We programmers are addicts. We love to get lost in the details, "enter
>the zone", and churn out code while mentally juggling complex concepts.
>It's a high. The first step is admitting to ourselves...

     Hello, my name is Gene, and I am a detailaholic.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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