NYCPHP Meetup

[Tim Lieberman]

Mitch Pirtle wrote:

>If the organization decides to commit to a particular database
>platform (for whatever reason), not using all of the features
>available to your advantage just makes no sense.
>
>And in that scenario (which for my clients is a vast majority) forcing
>your developers and consultants to replicate that functionality at the
>application level (paying double in efforts and cost) equally makes no
>sense.
>  
>
I think a lot of developers don't use the database features that they 
could because poor requirements turn limitations designed into the 
application into business rules for the database.  Some months later, 
another application is designed that is supposed to be able to play 
fast(er) and loose(r) with the data.  Now, developers need to move the 
constriants out of the database, and into the first application, so the 
DB will allow application #2 to do it's job.  Or, maybe you can handle 
things carefully in the database.

I know this bit me several times early in my career. 

-Tim