Re: Object-relational impedence
From: Robert Martin <unclebob_at_objectmentor.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:38:21 -0600
Message-ID: <2008030600382128549-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>
>>
>> You are confusing OO with static typing. In OO languages like Ruby,
>> Python, or Smalltalk you can pass any object to any function
>> irrespective of type.
>
> Which is a bad idea.
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:38:21 -0600
Message-ID: <2008030600382128549-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>
On 2008-03-05 03:13:59 -0600, "Dmitry A. Kazakov"
<mailbox_at_dmitry-kazakov.de> said:
> On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 01:10:01 -0600, Robert Martin wrote:
>
>> On 2008-03-03 18:34:39 -0600, Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> said:
>>
>>> In SQL, if I have two relations with x and y int columns, I can >>> union them, or join on them, or whatever. There is no way, >>> in fact, to forbid such a thing, just like in Java there is no way >>> to allow such a thing.
>>
>> You are confusing OO with static typing. In OO languages like Ruby,
>> Python, or Smalltalk you can pass any object to any function
>> irrespective of type.
>
> Which is a bad idea.
Bah. It is neither a bad nor a good idea. It is just an idea. There are advantages to dynamic typing and there are disadvantages.
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