Re: Mixing OO and DB

From: Patrick May <pjm_at_spe.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:58:25 -0500
Message-ID: <m2odaosvse.fsf_at_spe.com>


"David Cressey" <cressey73_at_verizon.net> writes:

> "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?

     Clarification accepted, thank you.

> I agree with much of your major point, by the way.

     As all right thinking people must. ;-)

Regards,

Patrick



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