ORM should allow your app to run on any database on any platform (MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle) without you having to change any code. Although it doesn't cover all possible queries you may ever need to write, you may still find some instances where ORM doesn't do what you need.
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Bryan Stevenson < br...@electricedgesystems.com> wrote: > > Hey All, > > I'm curious as to what is behind statements like Cameron's (not picking > on you Cameron.....just a good example of what I'm talking about).... > > "ORM, on the other hand, makes your code WAY WAY WAY more portable, and > (once you are past the learning curve) much faster to do development and > easier to maintain." > > So what is it about ORM that makes this "WAY WAY WAY better" - defining > "better" along the way of course ;-) > > I'm asking because EVERY coding efficiency anything I've ever tried > (i.e. Ruby on Rails) turned out to be good to a point and then you're > painted into a corner needing good old fashioned custom coding to solve > the problem. > > Why is ORM (or ORM with CF) the magic bullet? Simple real life example? > > Thanks in advance folks > -- > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS™ > phone: 250.480.0642 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com > web: www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > -----CONFIDENTIALITY------ > This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain > information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended > only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized > otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please > notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this > message and attachments. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:353351 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
