Re: Mixing OO and DB
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:06:06 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <6c4acef1-04ca-460f-8f84-55a4e4d98792_at_e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 29, 4:10 am, "David Cressey" <cresse..._at_verizon.net> wrote:
> "Marshall" <marshall.spi..._at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> > On Feb 28, 2:37 pm, Patrick May <p..._at_spe.com> wrote:
> > > Tegiri Nenashi <TegiriNena..._at_gmail.com> writes:
>
> > > >> For one thing, it decouples the application code and the
> > > >> database schema. For another, as noted by Mr. Martin, it allows
> > > >> the creation of a domain specific language that better reflects the
> > > >> concepts in the problem and solution domains.
>
> > > > Sure Mr. Martin is working on a "domain specific language" that
> > > > would put SQL to shame?
>
> > > Do you consider SQL to be the best possible language for all
> > > problem and solution domains?
>
> > Certainly not. SQL is only good for data management.
>
> Can you help me out here, Marshall? My first take on your comment was that
> it was sarcasm. But then I thought that maybe you're not being sarcastic,
> and there's a serious thought here. I've always considered you a serious
> participant in the newsgroup.
> I remember back when I first started reading you in cdt. You were, by your
> own assessment, somewhat ignorant about data management at that time, a
> "purebred programmer in recovery" in my words.
> My question is, "aside from data management, what else is there?"
Marshall Received on Fri Feb 29 2008 - 16:06:06 CET