Lesley Carr wrote:
> But that's exactly the practical implementation detail that
> the repository layer abstracts over. So what if you end up
> with separate tables implementing a complex metadata schema -
> the repository takes care of that and hides it from the
> repository manager.
Ah, I get it (light bulb goes off above bonce). Now I can see why we're
at such cross-purposes, Lesley - to me the repository *is* the database
schema and all points upwards, whereas to you the repository is the
layers sitting above the database. Almost a matter of definition, really
;)
Cheers
Fred Riley
Learning Technologist
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham
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