Doug,

>The N-Tier approach, however, is most definitely the wave of the future and if you'll permit me to give you some free advice I'd learn it as thoroughly as possible. It will make your life easier. Jim's example of moving a process from the desktop to the Internet is a good one.

Note: I'll use N-tier by the meaning of at least 3-tier.


Well the N-tier theory is definately not new, If its going to play a very important role in the future I still doubt. Of course there is much to gain when it comes to flexibility, but i still doubt what advantages it will give the user. If designing a N-tier system is only more work and doesn't give the user any usable advantages, well skipp it !!

>I'd just hate to see people get confused between two different issues:

>1) *Is* the N-Tier approach solid and good? Yes, it is.

Well I still doubt if it's the right way in all cases.

>2) *How* do I best implement *my* N-Tier solution and do I need one?

Well of course this another issue. The main problem i'm struggling with is a clear definition of N-tier and how it should be implemented. IOW the subject is too vague for me. I personnally think N-tier is only a piece of the client/server theory and there is no accepted standard yet how N-tier applications should be implemented.

Walter,