On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:05:30 +0800 Feng He <fen...@nsbeta.info> wrote:
> Thanks for letting me know these, Shlomi. > You're welcome -- Shlomi Fish > 30.12.2012, 15:05, "Shlomi Fish" <shlo...@shlomifish.org>: > > Hi Feng, > > > > On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:14:03 +0800 > > Feng He <fen...@nsbeta.info> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have a question that, what's the advantage of using an ORM instead of > >> the traditional DBI? And what's better for DBIx::Class and Class::DBI? > > > > Avoid Class::DBI - it is old and lame. DBIx::Class is its more modern and > > much better alternative/re-implementation. > > > > Regarding the advantage of using an Object Relational Mapper > > ( ORM - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-relational_mapping ) instead of > > traditional DBI - I suppose it is the same as any other abstraction: once > > you learn it, it may be easier to write code using it, require less > > programming effort and less code. The possible downside is that, as > > abstractions go, it may be leaky - > > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/LeakyAbstractions.html - and/or > > quirky - http://shlomif-tech.livejournal.com/49510.html , or just plain > > buggy. > > > > Regards, > > > > Shlomi Fish > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > > First stop for Perl beginners - http://perl-begin.org/ > > > > Trying to block Internet pornography is like climbing a waterfall and trying > > to stay dry. (— one of Shlomi Fish’s Internet Friends) > > > > Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org > > http://learn.perl.org/ -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Why I Love Perl - http://shlom.in/joy-of-perl Thank God I found the good in goodbye! — “Best Thing I Never Had”, Beyoncé Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
