> S.Isaac Dealey wrote: > Is it just me, or does your mailer not write out who > you're replying to when it's quoting an email?
No it doesn't. It just adds the > and moves on... I know i know -- it's harder to follow... >>>S.Isaac Dealey wrote: >>> >>>>>S.Isaac Dealey wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> How about this: If you like to have singular named >>>>>> class names, the >>>>>> name of the class matches the name of the table and >>>>>> as a result can be >>>>>> automated. I.e. address.cfc matches the address >>>>>> table, contact.cfc >>>>>> matches the contact table and addendum.cfc matches >>>>>> the addendum table. >>>>>> >>>>>> If plural table names are used, there isn't >>>>>> consistency and as a >>>>>> result, class names must also be plural or there can >>>>>> be no automation >>>>>> between the class and the table. >>>>> >>>>> That is a red herring. >>>> >>>> Making my job easier is a red herring?! Damn! >>>> >>>> All this time I thought it was helpful. >>> >>> No, I'm saying an equivalence between tables and classes >>> is a red herring. >> >> Oh, so you're saying something I wasn't talking about is >> a >> red-herring. That would be a change of subject then. :) > Cheeky! :-) That's exactly what you were saying, or at > least that's how > it came across to me. > Still, I covered this elsewhere. Well the context of the conversation was reasons why we individually choose to use singular or plural naming conventions for database tables. In that context I was commenting that my own reason is partly related to notational consistency due to the possibility that I might want to automate the relationship between a table and a class. In this case the consistency of plurals is not a red herring -- it's part of my reason for choosing singular table names (the subject), not a comment about the nature of human language (not the subject). On the other hand, comments about plurals not being inconsistent from a linguistic standpoint are a red herring: what language scholars think on the subject of plurals has no bearing on software automation. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/ http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:201021 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
