On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:55:24 +0200, Brady Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Could this be because you are/were working in a data centric world? I >> regularly see changes in database structure that do not represent >> changes in my domain. An example of this might be selective >> denormalization for optimization on a small system or the pulling out >> of something that was columns into a new joined table. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Greg > >Maybe with less coupling I would see more changes like that, but now that I >consider it, coupling is the reason I don't see these changes. They are >considered indulgent, as they would require 'unnecessary' code changes. That's an example of the push-back I talked about. Optimizations to the database don't take place because the code is overly coupled to it and that optimization to the database would require time to perform extensive changes to code. =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com