Re: The Practical Benefits of the Relational Model

Nathan Allan wrote:
>
> Let me pick on a SQL
> (non-relational) product for a minute. MySQL's arithmetic operators
> return null if there is an error/overflow.

        Choose another example. MySQL is not compliant to any level of any version of any SQL-related standard. It is simply an indexed file manager with a pseudo-SQL-like language for its main interface.

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