You said 'quick and dirty'. Personally I think there is a happy medium between that and the $4000+ option, and yes I think it involves OO.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nando > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 5:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [CFCDev] Better way than dao, gateway, bean: <cfquery> > > I think it depends on the application and the situation. The > "context". > > We're working with someone who wants to get his business > going *fast*. He's > got a whiz kid at his side that is pumping out PHP components for him, > modifying off the shelf stuff and gluing them together > somehow. He's getting > a $1000 solution, maybe even the $500 solution. It's > difficult to understand > how to use, and there are unfilled gaps in the application > where the off the > shelf solution doesn't meet the problem needing to be solved > very well, but > ... Hey! It's ready in no time at all and right now, that's what's > important! For the moment, our client is happy. > > The problem is that our client wants his business to scale > out very quickly. > He's looking for investors - he's got big ideas and a great > marketing mind. > In this case, i don't feel it's honest at all to give him a > quick and dirty > solution. His business might very well collapse in a heap on > top of it. Ok, > *will* collapse in a heap. I'm giving the whiz kid the > benefit of the doubt > here, because he is a very nice, well-intentioned person. > > Yes, in this context, the honest solution is the $4000++ OO one. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Munson, Jacob > > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 8:05 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [CFCDev] Better way than dao, gateway, bean: <cfquery> > > > > > > My point was that even for a complex problem OO can be > taken too far. > > Would you feel honest charging a client $4000 when you can > do the job > > with perfectly good OO, but only spend $1000? This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
