Panel - Object Relational Mappers (ORMs)

Mappers Covered

SQLObject
SQLAlchemy
Django ORM

Questions Put to Panelists

Natural or artificial keys?
Support for existing database schemas or must I do it your way?
How is the performance?
How smart is it in handling complex schema?
Any support for access control security at the object level?
What flavor and degree of transaction support is offered? Per thread, per context, autocommit?
Can a single app easily access multiple databases at the same time (not just different tables within the same db)?
What level of support is there for evolving a database schema on a database which is already populated?


7 Member(s) Online Overview Registration Event Calendar Mailing Lists City Map Department Heads Conference Weblog Kiosk Presentations Keynotes Accepted Talks Schedule of Talks Lightning Talks Open Space Talks A/V Recordings Con Activities Tutorial Day Sprinting Days Python Lab Special Meetings Help for Speakers Vendors Travel/Lodging/Food Air Travel Hotel Reservations Ground Transit Food Restaurants Other Stores Points of Interest Help Out Volunteer Sponsor PyCon Spread the Word Items Needed Write Software Past Cons Past Conferences Recordings of Talks 2006 Presentations 2005 Presentations 2004 Presentations PyCon is a 100% Volunteer-run Conference Organized by Members of the Python Community. Site/Questions etc ?	Top / TX2007 / OrmsPanel Edit Page Printable View Page History	About Search Recent Changes to Site PyCon 2007 is sponsored in part by Platinum Gold Silver Media
	Panel - Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) Mappers Covered SQLObject SQLAlchemy Django ORM Questions Put to Panelists Natural or artificial keys? Support for existing database schemas or must I do it your way? How is the performance? How smart is it in handling complex schema? Any support for access control security at the object level? What flavor and degree of transaction support is offered? Per thread, per context, autocommit? Can a single app easily access multiple databases at the same time (not just different tables within the same db)? What level of support is there for evolving a database schema on a database which is already populated?
	Content Last Modified: October 12, 2006, at 07:49 AM Edit Page Printable View Page History