Re: [SQLObject] Join tables

[Nick <ni...@dd...>]

On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 15:54, Ian Bicking wrote:
> I can appreciate this sentiment, but I'm also wary of it.  There are 
> other Python ORMs that do better at distinguishing between business 
> logic and persistence logic, but SQLObject is coming from a bit 
> different perspective -- it's mapping tables to Python objects, not 
> mapping Python classes to tables.  Ultimately I am unconvinced that you 
> can get the persistence for free, that you can map arbitrary Python 
> onto a DBMS -- at least without making the DBMS pointless.

I think one of the real advantages of SQLObject's approach is that the
database schema is still generally useful to non-Python/SQLObject
interactions.  Otherwise you'd be stuck with a particular schema
paradigm that may not be easily/sanely implemented in a different
language.  And it could be a nightmare for your DBA who may have to
tweak data (let's face it, your PHB will make you do it) using a
database browser or SQL command line.

Nick