Re: recent drivel posted by Tony Rogerson on his blog

On Oct 2, 1:22 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
> Barry Bulsara wrote:
> > On Oct 2, 4:53 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
>
> >> it will never work. Anyone trying to use Oracle that doesn't understand
> >> rollback/undo segments is doomed. And you won't find them by looking up
> >> things you already know because they do not exist in any product derived
> >> from Ingres.
>
> > This argument is just not thought through Daniel. How do you know this
> > doesn't exist in any product derived from Ingres. It doesn't now, but
> > how about next year, or the one after. Versions of SQL Server, and
> > Oracle, are being released all the time. The lineage of a product does
> > not preclude rich functionality being added in latter versions.
>
> > Your argument is like saying that as our distant ancestors don't have
> > an opposable thumbs, we can't and never can have as we have evolved
> > from them.
>
> > Barry
>
> I don't write based on a crystal ball, tarot cards, or ouija board.
> Perhaps time machines will exist in the future too but I don't write
> SQL statements based on future insert statements.
>
> Your attempt to be critical is stretching more than a few light years.
> The statement was true yesterday. It is true today. I'll let tomorrow
> take care of itself as neither one of us may still be here. That too
> is unknown.

I can guarantee tomorrow will still have legacy code. Or your money back.

jg

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