Re: Mixing OO and DB
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:00:59 GMT
Message-ID: <L8xBj.3376$dK3.2214_at_trndny03>
"Robert Martin" <unclebob_at_objectmentor.com> wrote in message
news:2008031019343517709-unclebob_at_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?
>
Both. In the circle of life, the rules and the cards take turns being
driver or driven.
Received on Tue Mar 11 2008 - 16:00:59 CET