From: Petite Abeille <petite.abeille@...>
Date: 2010-11-13T05:56:19+09:00
Subject: Re: ORM's - Don't Do It!


On Nov 12, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Phillip Gawlowski wrote:

>> Databases have a wealth of logic, elegance and functionality. Slapping
>> them in the crude harness of ORMs is a most unfortunate and regressive
>> trend.
> 
> Why?

Why not?

An oldie, but a goodie :)

"The Vietnam of Computer Science"
http://blogs.tedneward.com/2006/06/26/The+Vietnam+Of+Computer+Science.aspx

As Toon Koppelaars would say:

"Do not build applications that enable you to switch your DBMS, instead, build applications that enable you to switch the 'du-jour' technology" 

[health warning: do not follow these links if you are easily offended] :))

http://web.inter.nl.net/users/T.Koppelaars/
http://web.inter.NL.net/users/T.Koppelaars/Building_Robust_Applications.doc