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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saracenus" data-source="post: 5370425" data-attributes="member: 47839">Except the database normalization is an ongoing process.There is just no way to account for all the new ways the D&D devs are going to add to the database model. And frankly there is a limit to how much normalization you can do initially because as some point you just have to do it or it doesn't get done.The real question is not can they be trusted because the the first model wasn't perfect (believe me it wasn't and I believe the initial CB was an outsourced project that got brought in house) but did they take away the lessons to be learned from the limits of their first effort.The fact that they went with silverlight to help migrate the .net architecture tells me they made a trade off on time vs. flexibility on the front end. They have done a new front end in 6 months and have brought in Mac users to the fold, but sacrificed the ability to run on iPads and Linux boxes because silverlight won't run in those environments.However, it doesn't tell me what they are doing on the back end with the data being accessed. I am sure those folks here on the list with silverlight experience can speak to the issues of how data is created and interacted with in that architecture.It is my understanding that having the front end separate from the data means eventually they could move off of silverlight and/or use other interfaces for the same data.Here is the other part, now that stand alone CB is no longer supported, the man-hours being spent on it can be shifted to cloud CB, MB and new tools. Once stand alone MB is stopped, we should see a quicker turn around on tools. If they have done a better job with their Database architecture then we should see vast improvements on the timeliness of updates.Lets face it, WotC didn't have the man-power or money to support the old system and build the new perfectly. Frankly, I would rather they spend time and resources on something new that will improve delivery of services than keep older product alive that cannot.Again, I am not addressing the obvious failures of WotC's communication of what they are trying to accomplish to their customers. In that I give them an F.But I can see some positive in what they are doing. So, cautiously I am waiting to see if they can deliver.My two coppers,</blockquote>

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