Re: Is mysql a RDBMS ?
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 20:33:16 -0400
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"Mikito Harakiri" <mikharakiri_at_ywho.com> wrote in message
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> "Jan Hidders" <jan.hidders_at_pandora.be> wrote in message
> news:rKv2b.87767$F92.9508_at_afrodite.telenet-ops.be...
> > Was there already a discussion about XQuery? I wouldn't be suprised if
in
> > three or four years time we will be teaching our students no more SQL
but
> > only XQuery. It will be standardized, a lot of research is currently
being
> > done on optimizing it and it will be widely supported by commercial
DBMSs
> > and non-commercial ones alike. But if you think SQL is too complicated,
> > well, ...
>
> Welcome back, Jan.
>
> I'm not sure I followed those arguments, to remember which side you were
on.
> Depending on that, I'm not sure if you are sarcastic or serious here.
>
> In my opinion, all what is requeired from relational (sorry, SQL;-)
vendors
> is one or two spectacular XML failures, and this whole nonsence would be
> doomed.
What makes you think that? Ack-censure is still in business. Essay Pea is still in business. Of the top ten spectacular software failures, how many involved neither of those companies? Received on Tue Aug 26 2003 - 02:33:16 CEST