This issue has become a bit of a puzzle to me of late, probably because I've been fortunate to work with robust SQL implementations, and *very* large DBMS's, for a couple decades. The notion of hiding the SQL sounds all well and good, but when I witness the sort of encapsulation it leads to, I begin to wonder if I'm the only perl hacker that regularly deals with billion+ row tables.

While segregating the SQL from the other business logic is probably a good, idea, I'd advise caution before drinking the kool-aid of full blown OO-abstraction. If you're stuck with MySQL, Access, or some other limited SQL vernacular, I spose it makes some sense...but if your app is doing significant things with the data it returns (e.g., data mining, KD, etc.), it might be time to consider upgrading to a more robust DBMS that can support big chunks of that processing with its SQL syntax. FWIW: DBI has been mentioned numerous times here; you may find SQL::Preproc' a simpler/nimbler solution.

In reply to Re: Should it be database independent? by kimanaw
in thread Should it be database independent? by szabgab

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