GregFrazer (10/13/2010)

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It is not true to say that:

"Unfortunately in this day & age we still don't have relational databases that allow us to divide our various objects into different...

Really? Do you have any stats/research that backs up that assertion? I'm not an expert on what developers do but I have extensive experience as a DBA and...

richardd (10/13/2010)

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[quote-0If that's the case then your database design sucks. If there's a table called "Customers", why would there ever be a view called "Customers" in the same schema? It's...

roger.plowman (10/13/2010)

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Ok, I have a problem with the approach from the word go, and it's this:

"implement "ideal" auditing, where the app itself can recall all versions of the data that...

Grant Fritchey (10/13/2010)

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Oh please no, not tables named TBxxx. That's just so 1992 (not to mention, very, very Access). Surely, at this point in history, we can simply name a...

Ed Salva (10/8/2010)

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I'm enjoying reading the comments, but I'm curious, what happens when someone comes up with a better engine (or as in our case better software)?

Do we...

RonKyle (10/7/2010)

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RAP is in the same spirit. The objective is to properly and systematically do what most programmers currently do both imporperly and inconsistently. They do these things poorly because...

gbaytler (10/7/2010)

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Column in the application is defined as 'DATE', which is not available as a datatype in SQL Server 2005. It is introduced in SQL Server 2008.

The article text...

eric.cardinal (10/7/2010)

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At the end of the article it kind of sums it up for me where you are going with this...Henry Ford's craftsman didn't like the assembly line approach either....

gbaytler (10/7/2010)

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Column in the application is defined as 'DATE', which is not available as a datatype in SQL Server 2005. It is introduced in SQL Server 2008.

The article text...

Ahmed Saad (10/7/2010)

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I am also developing an application with similar goal as that of RAP but with a different approach. It is UI driven, which means all the back-end stuff...

timothyawiseman (10/6/2010)

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I think it makes sense to decide, if not table by table, then certainly database by database whether you want to use artificial keys. I find the idea of...

Roger L Reid (10/6/2010)

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Another silver bullet for "what's wrong with software development".

The rhetoric is familiar:

1. Assert such a problem exists - "every knows it", so no analysis needed

2. Make a...

C. Grant Anderson (10/6/2010)

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A lot of talk about relative points and yes it does really look like a promotional ad. After skimming the website and related white paper the...

I have no experience with coding SharePoint and so...