Re: Mixing OO and DB

From: Robert Martin <unclebob_at_objectmentor.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:03:42 -0600
Message-ID: <2008022008034243042-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>


On 2008-02-19 12:40:27 -0600, topmind <topmind_at_technologist.com> said:

>> 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.

> 
> Yes, but behavior tends to be "neutered" in data-driven apps such that
> OO's change-handling techniques are less useful there.
<<quasi-political metaphor elided>>

That's not the point. The point is that wherever there is code there are dependencies that need to be managed, and OO is a useful tool that helps with that management.

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