Re: whether to use core data...
Re: whether to use core data...
- Subject: Re: whether to use core data...
- From: Greg Guerin <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:05:15 -0700
Colin Howarth wrote:
This is basically my first serious attempt at a real Cocoa program,
This statement has no context.
What less-than-serious attempts have you made at less-than-real Cocoa
programs? Were all those attempts successful, i.e. did they result
in a working program for whatever less-than-real task they were
supposed to perform?
One person's idea of "serious" or "real" can be very different from
another person's. You haven't described your experience level in
making working Cocoa programs, so it's difficult to advise whether
Core Data is beyond your skills or not.
You also haven't described your tolerance for risk or outright failure.
Suppose you create a Core Data model, and spend weeks or months
trying to get the app working, but are not successful. At what point
would you be willing to say that you're in over your head and should
stop trying to use Core Data? In other words, when would you admit
defeat and do something else?
Some risk-tolerance will depend on why you're writing the lens app in
the first place, and what deadlines there are, if any. If it's for
your own learning and/or amusement, then maybe you should try Core
Data, after reading the prerequisite docs first. The primary goal is
learning, even if the app never works. However, if it's for a
product that has to ship on someone else's schedule, maybe you
shouldn't use Core Data right away, but get your basic design working
first and then re-evaluate if necessary. You may find that using
other mechanisms gives you what you need, as well as a basis for
possible future use of Core Data.
-- GG
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