Re: SQL Implementation

"PatrickL" <platimer_at_p-a-link.com> wrote in message news:759ce6b6.0310201703.2a1bc6af_at_posting.google.com...
> bbadour_at_golden.net (Bob Badour) wrote in message
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> > Christopher Browne <cbbrowne_at_acm.org> wrote in message
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> > > Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw when bbadour_at_golden.net (Bob
Badour) would write:
> > > > Christopher Browne <cbbrowne_at_acm.org> wrote in message
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> > > >> In the last exciting episode, bbadour_at_golden.net (Bob Badour)
wrote:
> > > >> > "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
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> > > >> >> How well do todays databases implement SQL99? I dont think any
are
> > > >> >> certified. Will they be?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > More importantly, why would you want them to implement SQL99 ?
> > > >>
> > > >> Presumably because it was a more recent and more "functional" set
of
> > > >> specifications than the previous standards.
> > > >
> > > > It's certainly a more recent document and adds a lot of complexity.
> > > > Presuming greater functionality presumes much.
> > > >
> > > >> Perhaps you think it a poor idea to implement SQL99; it would
warrant
> > > >> explaining why...
> > > >
> > > > It's regressive.
> > >
> > > I was expecting to see more than two words in explanation. That's not
> > > any better than responding to the one word "Why?" with "Because",
> > > leaving everyone none the wiser.
> > >
> > > "It's regressive" is not much of an explanation. In fact, I can't see
> > > any useful difference between "It's regressive" and not bothering to
> > > respond at all.
> >
> > I did what you requested. If you don't like my explanation, I do not
> > care. That's your problem.
> Great Social Skills Bob, you should teach a class

I don't participate here to demonstrate my social skills. I participate here to awaken the somnolent.

> > This is not a newsgroup for a grammar school or highschool level
> > subject area.
> Then why are you posting here?

To suit myself.

> Everyone who reads this newsgroup has an obligation to
> > educate themselves sufficiently to fully comprehend the causes and the
> > consequences of SQL99's regression. If you have not, you have failed
> > to meet your obligation to me.
> No one owes you anything.

Nor do I owe anyone anything--and that includes civility. Received on Tue Oct 21 2003 - 03:15:57 CEST