--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Stede Troisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I noticed in my Refactoring book how data classes, > (DTOs) have a bad smell! Does this mean we try to > avoid them to begin with (always merging them into > other classes) or is this another example of sometimes > we do, sometimes we don't? > > Actually, what is the real purpose behind Data > Transfer Objects anyway? > > Thanks, > Stede
Funny you should ask about that. Martin Fowler has just posted a note in his blog about DTOs http://martinfowler.com/bliki/LocalDTO.html John Roth > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote.yahoo.com To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
