tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155214625341815850.post4114251358593697920..comments2019-11-04T01:54:49.580-08:00Comments on Agile Mind Tricks: Strings - The only data type you will ever need.Nick Markovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05656293763086795455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155214625341815850.post-64039045502717593072008-05-12T01:57:00.000-07:002008-05-12T01:57:00.000-07:00What's even more fun is when you find all manner o...What's even more fun is when you find all manner of dates and numbers stored as strings in a database.. :-(<BR/><BR/>I unfortunately have the mispleasure of dealing this reality on a daily basis :(<BR/><BR/>-- LeeEnglestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820913638307777241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155214625341815850.post-62412995676516111722007-10-19T15:58:00.000-07:002007-10-19T15:58:00.000-07:00I certainly don't think it's an obsession. It is s...I certainly don't think it's an obsession. It is simply good practice to enforce data types within methods. Using strings is simply a lazy approach, but in the end it will cause you more problems than it will solve.Chris Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324421253114037326noreply@blogger.com