Re: "We don't do triggers"

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 07:08:36 -0800
Message-ID: <1071673625.314648@yasure>

Paul wrote:

> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu says...
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>>>>1. NO DATA LOADS EVER. Key it through the app ALWAYS. even 10 million rows.
>>>>2. NO INTERFACES TO OTHER SYSTEMS, EVER. make other systems talk to the app.
>>>>They both follow logically from this 'design' rule.

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>>>Makes sense.

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>>Provided you don't do anything with a database you couldn't do with 3x5 
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>>Anyone that "needs" Oracle would break such nonsense.

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> Oh dear. I appear to be having a problem with another person whose
> offerings on these newsgroup I normally respect.

> Paul...

Thank you. But the point I was trying to make is that even terribly written code on poorly architected systems can look good if one doesn't push it hard: For example running on a single-user system.

Based on what was written it is my opinion that had Oracle's capabilities been pushed with respect to scalability, etc. what seems to work just fine ... wouldn't have.

But don't worry about me assuming you ran the company. The way many are run these days it seems no one is. ;-)

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Received on Wed Dec 17 2003 - 09:08:36 CST