Re: Mixing OO and DB
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:58:15 -0600
Message-ID: <2008021907581516807-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>
On 2008-02-19 00:45:49 -0600, topmind <topmind_at_technologist.com> said:
> I already gave reasons for shifting toward a data-centric approach
Yet even in the most data driven application there will still be
behavior, and there will be code that implements that behavior, and
there will be dependencies between the elements of the source code that
need to be managed.
> *instead of* a behavior-centric one. In short, data is more math-able
> than behavior, and is more cross-app-language-able.
>
> It is kind of like the choice between binary circuits and trinary
> circuits. Binary is better understood and has more math and
> standardization behind it.
>
> Maybe someday there will be a Dr. Codd of Behavior. Until that day,
> data has the edge.
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