Comments on: Too many levels of Abstraction http://www.jimako.com/blog/2006/05/22/too-many-levels-of-abstraction/ Looking forward, aware of the past... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:23:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon Cooke http://www.jimako.com/blog/2006/05/22/too-many-levels-of-abstraction/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Jon Cooke Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:23:49 +0000 http://www.jimako.com/blog/2006/05/22/too-many-levels-of-abstraction/#comment-886 I am especially fed up with "clever" APIs that abstract SQL into some object with a bunch of methods. Result, I spend 2 hours designing my query. Result, I spend _another_ 2 hours converting my query to code that builds the SQL I already had. Result, I spend some more time trying to figure our why the resuklt of the code is different. DB abstraction layer for connections, binding parameters, prepare/execute good. DB abstraction layer that makes SQL "easier" complete waste of time. Worse when you are trying to fix some other guys code which does 4-5 queries and joins all the results on the client. Advantage: none The cast iron benchmark for code is readable. SQL = readable. 30+ function calls to make SQL = not readable + need debugger to get sql :( meh! I am especially fed up with “clever” APIs that abstract SQL into some object with a bunch of methods.
Result, I spend 2 hours designing my query.
Result, I spend _another_ 2 hours converting my query to code that builds the SQL I already had.
Result, I spend some more time trying to figure our why the resuklt of the code is different.

DB abstraction layer for connections, binding parameters, prepare/execute good.

DB abstraction layer that makes SQL “easier” complete waste of time. Worse when you are trying to fix some other guys code which does 4-5 queries and joins all the results on the client.

Advantage: none

The cast iron benchmark for code is readable. SQL = readable. 30+ function calls to make SQL = not readable + need debugger to get sql

:( meh!

]]> By: sleepsleep http://www.jimako.com/blog/2006/05/22/too-many-levels-of-abstraction/comment-page-1/#comment-19 sleepsleep Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:36:29 +0000 http://www.jimako.com/blog/2006/05/22/too-many-levels-of-abstraction/#comment-19 i came to your site because i google"d" vb OOP concept and found your cats & dogs examples :) i came to your site because i google”d” vb OOP concept and found your cats & dogs examples :)

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