Re: Mixing OO and DB

From: David Cressey <cressey73_at_verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:48:51 GMT
Message-ID: <n7xrj.711$%x3.207_at_trndny06>


"Patrick May" <pjm_at_spe.com> wrote in message news:m2sl01sawh.fsf_at_spe.com...
> mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org> writes:
> > Patrick May wrote:
> >> I prefer to work with people who understand procedural,
> >> relational, OO, and functional programming. The boundaries between
> >> these paradigms are not sharp -- useful techniques span paradigms.
> >> Ultimately I'm looking for a gestalt development environment that
> >> leverages the benefits of the superset of these techniques to
> >> deliver high quality software. That's the real goal, after all.
> >
> > That is stricly one side of the fence - it is the goal for a
> > software development process. The goal for a DB is to serve as a
> > vehicle to manage data.
>
> I disagree. Software is a means to an end, not an end in itself,
> at least in the vast majority of commercial settings. Databases are
> just one type of software.

I would have said "DBMSes are just one type of software." Is that what you meant?

I don't think of a database as "software".

I agree with much of your major point, by the way. Received on Sun Feb 10 2008 - 07:48:51 CET

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