Comment Re:Indeed, THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET (Score 1) 395
I've worked w/ 2 or 3 apps written w/ database abstraction in mind. They use BLOB's in all the table columns and the middleware handles the referential integrity.
1. Performs like CRAP
2. Good luck debugging when you have an issue, especially when your primary key, aka acct number is hidden in a BLOB column causing issues at the db level.
Oh... and these folks were self-proclaimed geniuses.