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alf-admin
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 Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| indkal wrote: | | I am wondering are we unnecessary complicating working with relational databases using UML. |
We are indeed 
UML is trying to make the DB fit the (object) language, while the DB is the source of information for any program, using any language (object-oriented or not). A lot of confusion is going on in our business, driven by vendors who want to push new products on us. Many times, I feel we are going backwards in the DB idustry.
Read this:
http://www.databasedesign-resource.com/flat-relational-tables.html
and this:
http://www.databasedesign-resource.com/objects-vs-relational-tables.html
Carefully notice how the vendor that is publishing the referenced "whitepaper" is trying to turn every issue in his product's favor, while opposing logic and clear thinking on the matter. I say this often: Please think for yourselves 
The document I link to in those articles (with a rel="nofollow", of course  ) claims to be a "whitepaper" or "analyst report".
It's neither. Period.
Written by (quote) "a research, analysis and strategic advisory company serving the IT industry", one can only hope that innocent companies in need of professional DB help/assistance are managing to avoid them.
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