Posted by JXStern on 08/21/05 19:24

On 20 Aug 2005 21:02:55 -0700, "topmind" <topmind@technologist.com>
wrote:
>I have been experimenting with the generation of CRUD screens (biz data
>edit and display forms) using data dictionaries, which are basically
>tables filled in with attributes about the fields or columns. Although
>I originally agreed with no-code-generation, I have since softened
>somewhat.
>
>One possible reason to generate code is for speed. Acting on meta data
>can be slow and Moores Law hasn't quite caught up just yet on some
>platforms/tools.

Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrggghhhhhh!

My current home workstation is about 4,000 times faster than were
typical minicomputers when I first discussed the automagic discussion
of CRUD screens, and CPU speed wasn't even an issue back then.

J.

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