Re: Mixing OO and DB
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:03:48 -0600
Message-ID: <2008021111034837709-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>
On 2008-02-09 13:37:47 -0600, topmind <topmind_at_technologist.com> said:
> The problem with paradigm-potpourri is that its more expensive to hire
Congratulations Bryce! THAT was an intelligent point.
You and I come to very different conclusions about it though. For my
money, I think we should encourage programmers to mature in their craft
and become multi-paradigm specialists. I don't think it's wise to
throw a bunch of 20somethings into the paradigm mold and try to get
> people who have sufficient experience in them all. The industry tends
> to force programmers into managers or unemployment after about 15
> years, and 15 years is not enough for most programmers to master that
> many paradigms. And, I don't think the benefits of mixing is strong
> enough to offset that either.
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