# Bottom Up ORM / scaffolding

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bottom-up-orm-scaffolding/107474>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 22, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bottom-up-orm-scaffolding/107474 "2007-06-22T03:13:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ElKlaaso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@ElKlaaso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ElKlaaso)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bottom-up-orm-scaffolding/107474/1 "2007-06-22T03:13:12Z")

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Hi,  
I am a total newbie to ruby on rails, but have been investigating it  
and ruby and ruby on rails seem to have a LOT of things i really like  
about a programming language… liked most of it… except 1 thing…

And that is ruby on rails scaffolding, it build up ur basic model view  
controller from the database! I really dont like that…

I am the kind of developer that likes to design his application object  
oriented (UML), and base the application on that… not on the database  
that i derive from the object model…

By building ruby objects bottom up from the database i loose all kinds  
of things, like generalization, association classes, interfaces…

Probably this can all be re-adjusted after scaffolding, but im looking  
for the perfect language to sink my head in… with everything i like…  
possibly build my career on it.

Can somebody tell me if i am right about what im saying about ruby on  
rails scaffolding or not?

Regards,  
Klaas