Re: A thought about other open source projects

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 04:14:10PM +0100, David Goodenough wrote:
> On Monday 21 June 2010, Lew wrote:
> > Sim Zacks wrote:
> > >> database agnostic code is theoretically a great idea. However, you
> lose
> > >> most of the advantages of the chosen database engine. For
> example, if
> > >> you support an engine that does not support relational integrity you
> > >> cannot use delete cascades.
> > >> The most efficient way is to have a separate backend module per
> > >
> > > database
> > >
> > >> (or db version) supported. The quickest way is to write code that will
> > >> work on any db but won't take advantage of db-specific features.
> >
> > David Goodenough wrote:
> > > This is what I am trying to encourage. I am asking about the best
> > > way to encourage it.
> >
> > You want to encourage the use of databases that don't support relational
> > integrity?
> no, I want to encourage "The quickest way is to write code that will
> work on any db but won't take advantage of db-specific features."

As with phrases like, "the quickest way to grill a unicorn steak,"
that it can be stated in a few words does not make in possible.

Cheers,
David.
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