On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:45:10 +0200, Michael Baierl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:15:08 +0200, Andrej Mocilnik
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm running PHP5 together with PostgreSQL as DB. I don't know much about
>> MDB2, but I think PDO is the best abstract layer for DB access.
>> Regardless PHP5 vs PHP4, I think OOP is the only way to keep a project
>> flexible while growing and it makes team work easier too. PHP5 can
>> benefits of objects properties like inheritance, abstraction,
>> interfaces, code reuse, exceptions handling,...
>> Programming with object-oriented syntax the code becomes more readable
>> and the project can benefits of it a lot.
>
> In my opinion a real DB abstraction that also abstracts all your SQL
> queries like MDB2 works against the speed improvements you have when you
> use PDO. I don't see what's wrong with
> SELECT * FROM table WHERE id=?
> compared to
> $q = new SelectQuery();
> $q->selectFrom('table');
> $q->where('id', $id);
>
> .. just making this up now, but I think the first one is much more
> readable.
>
> And honestly, on which databases will Roundcube exist? Most probably 98%
> MySQL.... don't invest too much time in the 2% other users.... it's not
> worth the effort!
Honestly, that's the most asinine thing I've read in a while.
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Jason Dixon
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net
