This would be easier I presume that trying to do it all in SQL. However, one of the criticisms has been that the middleware is too complicated.

R

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? a smart python data object with a dumb sql skeleton

*On Wed Dec 28 12:40 , Richard Hosking sent:

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    The gurus seem to be of the opinion that it is better to have
    smart data
    objects and dumb code to manipulate them.

    R

    Tim Churches wrote:

    >
    >>gnumed was originally concieved as "smart-server, dumb-client"
    >>model, with backend triggers doing all kinds of high-level
    stuff, like
    >>interactions checking.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >I am now convinced that this is arse-about, putting the back-end cart
    >before the horse, as it were. Better to put all the smarts in one
    layer,
    >the middleware, and use database back-ends in a dumb fashion, and
    >thin-client Web interfaces (so the interface smarts are very closely
    >integrated with the business logic in teh same set of classes in the
    >middleware layer, which all runs on the server).
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