From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@...>
Date: 2004-04-23T20:12:10+09:00
Subject: Re: The quest for opensource database...

* Tony Marston <tony@NOSPAM.demon.co.uk> [0409 10:09]:

> Yes, it is wise, IMHO, for the reasons I have already stated:
> (a) I like to keep all my code in PHP modules rather than spread them over
> database triggers and stored procedures. This is what "encapsulation" is all
> about.

This only make sense if you have one client language though, surely?
If the tax calculation system changes, it's a lot easier to just change a 
stored procedure on the database than patch PHP/java/c clients individually.
It also gets backed up with the data it operates on.

Speaking with my sysadmin hat on, of course.
Our developers never think of this either :)


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