On Monday 21 June 2010, Lew wrote:
> Sim Zacks wrote:
> >> database agnostic code is theoretically a great idea. However, you 
lose
> >> most of the advantages of the chosen database engine. For 
example, if
> >> you support an engine that does not support relational integrity you
> >> cannot use delete cascades.
> >> The most efficient way is to have a separate backend module per
> >
> > database
> >
> >> (or db version) supported. The quickest way is to write code that will
> >> work on any db but won't take advantage of db-specific features.
> 
> David Goodenough wrote:
> > This is what I am trying to encourage.  I am asking about the best
> > way to encourage it.
> 
> You want to encourage the use of databases that don't support 
relational
> integrity?
no, I want to encourage "The quickest way is to write code that will
work on any db but won't take advantage of db-specific features."

David
> 
> Really?
> 
> I think that is a simply terrible idea.
> 


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