Re: New trend in modern IT consultancy - use your relational database as flat file

Mike Sherrill <MSherrill_at_compuserve.com> wrote in message news:<3fe2cvgts5nirfpef1v4t8b86jro3jrrco_at_4ax.com>...

> I recently read a <cough> database design idea posted in one of the
> database newsgroups. The designer was either quoting or paraphrasing
> a Java developer, whose idea was "Just give me five nullable numeric
> columns, and I'll figure out what to do with them."

Well, I'll raise you one:

I have a Java "system architect" on record saying that relational databases are useless for OOD because they don't allow him to build relationships on the fly as needed! He'd much rather have a flat file and build "his own" relationships.

Is that loopy or what? I mean, if there is ONE FUNDAMENTAL reason for the use of relational it's PRECISELY because it lets one build relationships as needed. It's the whole FOUNDATION of the darn thing!!!

> I still have coffee hung in one of my sinus cavities because of that.

Personally I'd like to hang a few of these "experts" by all parts of their anatomy, not just the sinus...

Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam Received on Tue May 13 2003 - 22:55:30 CDT