Re: [OT] ORMs (was Re: '__iter', yet again!)

[Richard Hundt <richardhundt@...>]

Petite Abeille wrote:
> On Dec 16, 2009, at 9:24 PM, Mark Hamburg wrote:
>
> > Ah. But how did you know it was a SQL database?
>
> Because of 'DBTable' perhaps. But otherwise, just a wild guess :)
>
> > Maybe I just have an in memory database that also supports where and select. Using this sort of construct (essentially inspired by LINQ), we gain flexibility on data sources.
>
> Ah, yes, that mythical straw man argument... :)
>
> "The Vietnam of Computer Science"
> http://blogs.tedneward.com/2006/06/26/The+Vietnam+Of+Computer+Science.aspx

Since this is OT, I'll just include a link to my response to the above 
here:

http://bluehive.blogspot.com/2009/12/response-to-orms-being-veitnam-of.html

ORM's still have a place in my toolbox and I'm building one for Lua 
right now ;)

Cheers,
Richard Hundt