Re: RM's Canonical database (was: Bob's 'Self-aggrandizing ignorant' Count)

Define middle tier...(you know the stuff you want to put the business rules into sometimes)...;)

Ron Jeffries wrote:
> On 3 Jul 2006 09:04:21 -0700, "Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >It is one thing to say, "given the limitations of the dbms we are
> >using,
> >and other practical considerations, we have decided to implement
> >business rules in a middle tier, and require all application code that
> >issues updates to use that tier." It is a different thing to say
> >"business
> >rules shouldn't go in the dbms."
> >
> >The first one is situationally-dependent; it might be a good idea
> >or not depending on a variety of practical considerations. The
> >second one is just false.
>
> Repeatedly asserting that business rules should always go in the DBMS doesn't
> make it more true.
>
> I'm not saying that they shouldn't ... but that /sometimes/ they shouldn't.
>
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> Ron Jeffries
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> I'm giving the best advice I have. You get to decide if it's true for you.
Received on Tue Jul 04 2006 - 14:57:54 CEST