Re: Unknown SQL
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 18:02:05 GMT
Message-ID: <3af36582.4685507_at_news.gte.net>
On Thu, 03 May 2001 10:17:45 +0200, Robert Klemme
<robert.klemme_at_myview.de> wrote:
>> It's amazing, but SQL remains a terrific secret to about 90% of the
>> developers out there, ...
>
>interesting point. but why is that so?
"Why" is always a hard question.
I think it's something like, "If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." People learn a tool, then (mis)use it for everything.
It's just a bunch of different cultures. Some people are code hackers, that's mostly OO today. Some people are database types, that's mostly relational today. Some do networking. Others do operating systems. Some do business logic for applications. Others do GUI.
How many people do you know, who are good at any two or more of these areas? Most people I know are only good at one, and seem to have zero or negative interest in branching out.
Why?
Joshua Stern
JRStern_at_gte.net
PS - and then there's hardware, ... <g> Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 20:02:05 CEST