tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13916470.post567057101911639377..comments2019-02-01T13:14:04.230-05:00Comments on Head-Slappers and Knee-Slappers: Rick Hodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961337105583352542noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13916470.post-52866028641317605232008-06-20T08:25:00.000-04:002008-06-20T08:25:00.000-04:00The central concept seems to be that information c...The central concept seems to be that information can be represented in a terse "business essential" format that can be transformed into different manifestations (code, sql schema and access, user interface). This is at the heart of the DRY principle (Do not Repeat Yourself). If you haven't already done so I'd recommend looking at what Ruby on Rails has done with scaffolding and the steps the framework takes to minimize repetition of facts. <BR/><BR/>I've also wanted to reproduce the time saving nature of the RoR tools in .NET. I know there are attempts currently in the works but like everyone else in the world I'd like to re-invent the wheel because I secretly believe that my wheel would be better (did I just write that out loud?).John Suderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693985261674907959noreply@blogger.com