On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Franklin, Matthew B. <[email protected]>wrote:
> >-----Original Message----- > >From: Chris Geer [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 7:54 PM > >To: dev > >Subject: ID change to Strings > > > >As we've been looking at splitting apart the core model a little bit, to > >provide better loose coupling between objects, we also decided to migrate > >from using longs for IDs in the interfaces to using Strings. Strings will > >give backend implementers much more flexibility as to how they want to map > >to data storage. I've implemented to conversion of the IDs and I was > >wondering, does it make sense to integrate that change into trunk sooner > >rather than later so that as trunk continues to change all the new > >development is already using the new IDs? > > IMHO, I think this change can wait until we merge the branch. Other > thoughts? > >From a functionality perspective, I agree, it can wait because it doesn't add any benefit. It would just reduce the complexity of the merges around IDs. > > > > >Chris >
