Re^2: DBI with ORDER BY

I figured as much and was going to ask him for an example, or at least documentation of this behavior somewhere. I've only heard him explain this to other coworkers, which is why I wonder if I might have just heard him wrong. He's doing a code review for me sometime in the next few days, and I expect to have him bring this up with me then.

I was planning on disagreeing with him on this, but other than this he's the coder around here I most trust, so I wanted some backup before I pick a fight.

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Re^3: DBI with ORDER BY by talexb (Chancellor) on Mar 09, 2005 at 22:16 UTC
I was planning on disagreeing with him on this, but other than this he's the coder around here I most trust, so I wanted some backup before I pick a fight. They have a wonderful saying in Texas that goes something like this: "Be sure your words are soft and sweet, just in case you are forced to eat them" ;) I find that what works better than 'picking a fight' is a somewhat surprised disbelief that the situation is as the code reviewer describes. Think about it -- what advantage is there to using DBI if it sometimes messes with the ordering of the data? That doesn't sound like a feature to me, it sounds more like a bug. Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply]

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Re^3: DBI with ORDER BY
by talexb (Chancellor) on Mar 09, 2005 at 22:16 UTC

I was planning on disagreeing with him on this, but other than this he's the coder around here I most trust, so I wanted some backup before I pick a fight.

They have a wonderful saying in Texas that goes something like this: "Be sure your words are soft and sweet, just in case you are forced to eat them" ;)

I find that what works better than 'picking a fight' is a somewhat surprised disbelief that the situation is as the code reviewer describes. Think about it -- what advantage is there to using DBI if it sometimes messes with the ordering of the data? That doesn't sound like a feature to me, it sounds more like a bug.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

"Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds

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