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Noons wrote in message ...
>>
>> I think this is probably the first time that someone has
>> implied that I might indulge in a cover-up in order to
>> promote Oracle.
>>
>
>I don't think I implied anything, Jonathan. IIRC I addressed
>the article, not you. I think I've been around long enough
>to know you wouldn't do that. Besides, it's not Oracle: it's
>LMTs. There is (still?) a difference? ;)
>
>
Yes, I know. Just a bit of exaggeration and poetic licence
on my part.
>
>Then again, I've also worked with a guy who routinely creates bitmap
>indexes on anything that is a varchar2(1). Then he wonders why he
>gets so many table scans...
>
Clearly he should be reading my three articles on
dbazine about bitmap indexes.
>
>But as always, I remain open to new ideas and concepts. As soon
>as I find them useful, they get used.
>
Absolutely - a feature is only a benefit if it fits a requirement.
Conversely, if you never see a bug appearing when you use
a feature, you tend to forget that there could still be bugs you
haven't yet found.
Received on Mon Feb 17 2003 - 03:54:19 CST
