[nycphp-talk] data modelling vs. db design (was: ER Diagram tool for MySQL/OS X)
csnyder
chsnyder at gmail.com
Tue Oct 4 15:27:39 EDT 2005
On 10/4/05, Phil Duffy <phil at bearingasset.com> wrote:
> BTW, in the world of business objects, even the concept of a User needs to
> be rethought. I would do away with Users as a fundamental business object
> and replace it with the more generic Person, and identify system Users as a
> subset of the Person universe. Users then become Persons who play the Role,
> System User, in which additional sets of information are required such as
> username, password, permissions, et cetera.
Preach it, brother!
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Chris Snyder
http://chxo.com/
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