Philip Hallstrom wrote: >> Thanks! That did the trick. :) But I'm still curious as to how you >> would generally abstract away something you want to do independent of >> the database. > > By doing exactly what you just did. Or sticking to pure SQL (can't > think of the standard, but there is one) and using nothing else.
Briefly, database independence is AR's job, not yours. Coding for multiple databases is a form of "premature complexity". Wait until your boss is actually paying you to cover a new database, before wasting time on it. Your predictions would only cause trouble anyway. And the great thing about RAND[OM]() is you can seed it with today's date, to rotate your content daily... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" 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-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
