Re: What do Oracle professionals think of Fabian Pascal?

> I fail to see a problem with 90% of what he rails against. I go into the
> hardware store and I see a screw driver. I need to drive in a nail so
> buy a hammer. I use the tool appropriate for accomplishing the job.
>
> I see this as a hammer bigot saying ... hammers were invented first
> (well rocks really) so you've got to use a hammer.
>
> But XML in a database ... just another example of the only tool you need
> is a hammer. XML has its uses. Storing data is not one of them.

Then again, I sometimes use a wrench to do some hammering. Not good for the wrench. A hammer would have been better :-) And I must admit, I've never seen a better tool than a hammer for nailing, well, nails :-)

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