Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 06/24/06 14:51

metaperl (metaperl@gmail.com) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>> I'm not really sure that I see the point with redesigning the
>> data model, but then replicate the data to the old crappy version.
>
> Because all of the ASP code is based on the wrong version of the
> database.

Yeah, I understood that part. What I question is whether it's worth
the pain to add extra complexity to the system by adding an another
data model.

Using views etc may be good as a transitory measure, but I think that
such a move is only defensible if the long-term is to rewrite it all.

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