(yes I believe i lost the meaning, i should keep reading DDD books from
where i left.)

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On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Skafa <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> If you use a 'repository' to abstract away your persistence
> technology, it really is a Data Access Object.
>
> The definition of a repository is: 'Mediates between the domain and
> data mapping layers using a collection-like interface for accessing
> domain objects.' (fowler)
>
> note the 'collection-like'.
>
> The definition of a DAO is: a data access object (DAO) is an object
> that provides an abstract interface to some type of database or
> persistence mechanism, providing some specific operations without
> exposing details of the database. (wikipedia)
>
> So the 'repository' in the above example really is a DAO...
>
> It's just a naming issue, but do to this 'repository' hype, people
> have lost the real meaning of what a repository does. (ayende has some
> posts about it too).
>
>
>
>
> On 18 jun, 06:29, Paul Batum <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Today I read Fabio's post on how he sees little sense in combining non-
> > generic repositories with LINQ:
> >
> > http://fabiomaulo.blogspot.com/2009/06/linq-and-repository.html
> >
> > I was hoping to have a discussion about this. Basically, I don't
> > really understand where Fabio is coming from. If I have this
> > interface:
> >
> > public interface ICustomerRepository
> > {
> > Customer GetCustomerById(string id);
> > IEnumerable<Customer> FindByName(string name);
> > void AddCustomer(Customer customer);
> >
> > }
> >
> > Then I have some options in regards to the implementation for
> > FindByName. I could use the criteria API, I could use HQL, and I could
> > use LINQ. There are probably some other options that I am forgetting,
> > but I think its fair to say that these are the three major options.
> >
> > I'm a big fan of LINQ. I think its great that developers can learn one
> > common query language and apply it to different datasources. I see
> > LINQ2NH eventually replacing HQL and the criteria API in 90% of cases.
> > I don't understand why using LINQ to implement the FindByName method
> > is inappropriate. Could Fabio or someone else that understands his
> > point of view elaborate on this further?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Paul Batum
> >
>

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