The MySQL interface, like the implementation, is best described as C+, e.g. code that goes through the C++ compiler be is devoid of any semblence of OO programming principles.
> On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:10 PM, Tom Coleman <tcole...@autowares.com> wrote: > > > >> On Aug 5, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Jim Starkey wrote: >> >> Yes, that has been often said, and it been often disputed. It has been >> explained any number of times, but you continue to ignore the arguments. >> >> I'll try once more. Try to pay attention. >> >> It is true that difference C++ implementations have different vtables. It >> is also true that it is impossible to mix object modules from these >> different compilers. So it matters not at all. >> >> I makes sense to define a pure virtual OO interface for many reasons. But >> it is also simple and straightforward to layer a non-OO interface with >> handles on top of the OO interface, which would make everyone happy. >> >> The only nice thing about IDL is that it will make everyone equally unhappy. >> Fair, perhaps, but not a good solution. >> >> Use C++, use it as it was intended to be used, don't get cute, don't try for >> unnecessary (and impractical) universality. >> > > My first thought on seeing the IDL proposal was "Oh the Complexity!". My > other thought was, "Do we have any examples of this approach in any major > relational DB?" > > I guess I've been arguing a "non-OO" interface all along. Thank you Jim, for > making it obvious and putting it in perspective. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Infragistics Professional > Build stunning WinForms apps today! > Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. > Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infragistics Professional Build stunning WinForms apps today! Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
