On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Richard Robinson wrote:
On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 08:06:57PM -0700, Matt Rosin wrote:
...
I will do some reading on db design so as to try not to bug you in the
future too much. Perhaps because your system is so powerful, it quickly
shows up holes in one's dba-hood upbringing or lack thereof, and perhaps
the perldoc is targeted at a similar audience.. in that sense it is a bit
like handing an automatic rifle to a squirrel. ;)
...
I still think it could use a whole lot more pod for less db-savvy people,
since everyone is now hearing DBIx::Class is the best (especially for
Catalyst), which might cut down on ML traffic.
I recognise these comments. That's where I am, too. I started on a
Catalyst-based project a few months ago, and thus find myself using DBIC
because that's what the Cat. tutorial gave me (you'd have to be more than a
beginner before you'd investigate data models other than the only given
example, I think). And, as well as having no previous knowledge of Catalyst
or of DBIC, I've also never worked with SQL before - coming from a
C/Perl/etc background, it's a very foreign language (that's not a complaint.
Where I can see what I need to do, this all works very wonderfully, but
often I can't). In a function-by-function way, the DBIC pods are fine, but
they speak in terms of "I know what I want to do with the database, how do I
do that with these functions ?"; and my questions are more on the level of
what's a good way of representing the situation, what should I be wanting
to do.
Did either of you notice DBIx::Class::Manual::FAQ, and the
DB/relationship/layout urls it links to?
Have any concrete suggestions as to how/where we can improve the docs in
that direction? Since you were the ones looking, and not finding, I'd be
interested to know where you would expect to see these notes in the docs.
Thanks,
Jess
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