On Thursday 14 May 2009, Josh Susser wrote: > On May 13, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Michael Schuerig wrote: [...] > > ARec needs to take a step back from concrete SQL strings, toward > > abstract models of the various SQL statements. This (huge) step > > would allow for better modularity, customizability, and easier > > expression of programmer intention. I have no idea how to introduce > > a change such as this as it would surely void backward > > compatibility. Sigh, only dreaming. > > Indeed, we've been talking about this for a long time. And Nick > Kallen started the work required to do this with ActiveRelation. > Emilio Tagua is doing a GSOC project this summer to integrate ARel > into AR. Also, Nathan Sobo's Unison is a very interesting take on > integrating a relational algebra into AR associations (which I think > he started as an offshoot of ARel).
Interesting. If people have been talking about this for a long time, I'm curious where this discussion has been happening. On this list I can hardly find a trace of it. Michael -- Michael Schuerig mailto:[email protected] http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
