Re: Mixing OO and DB
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:34:35 -0500
Message-ID: <2008031019343517709-unclebob@objectmentorcom>
On 2008-03-09 00:55:27 -0600, Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> said:
> Meh. You suckered me in to an argument that revolves around
> the meaning of vaguely worded terms. Who cares WTF is a
> "system" or not? The point is, a card catalog is just data.
> It exists independently of "behavior", whatever that vaguely
> worded term is supposed to mean. (My best guess: it's not
> *supposed* to mean anything all that specific.) And yet it
> is still useful. Which supports the idea that data is more
> fundamental.
If I write a set of rules that tell you how to use a card catalog, you can apply those rules to *any* card catalog that has a recognizable format.
Now, which came first? The rules, or the cards? Were the cards designs around the rules? Or were the rules designed around the cards?
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