From: kate rhodes <masukomi@...>
Date: 2006-08-19T02:53:28+09:00
Subject: Re: is there a tutorial for RoR using legacy DB's

> > So I was wondering if anybody had a URL or what ever to help me get this
> > running.....?  (using RoR).

>You'll probably get better answers at....

He's right about that being the right place to ask but the short
simplistic answer is that integrating rails with legacy databases is a
pain in the butt because Rails' ease of use comes from a huge number
of assumptions and conventions that legacy databases rarely adhere to.
It also doesn't support things like composite keys and other fun and
common db goodness that legacy databasese frequently leverage.

See Dave Thomas's RailsConf keynote for more issues with enterprise /
legacy integration.

-kate


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