Re: object algebra

"Neo" <neo55592_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4b45d3ad.0402251221.1478fb07_at_posting.google.com...
> > But it wasn't reality that defined that relation, it was you! *You*
> > declared that all persons have an eye color, so it doesn't seem
> > fair to complain about that fact now.
>
> I think you lost the context of the thread. I claimed RDM's
> fundamental design ensures NULLs will occur in some applications. Eric
> disagreed. I supplied an imaginary application where it occured. Did I
> cause the NULL? Yes, but I was only partially to blame. The other and
> more significant party was RDM.

"It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools."

> > And anyway, what's so hard about declaring something like
> > enum EYE_COLOR { Blue, Green, Brown, Hazel, Gaping_Unblinking_Sockets }
>
> Violates basic set theory.

Uh, I have a set with five elements. What's the supposed violation? Do you have a citation?

Really, are you saying that enumerated types violate basic set theory?

Marshall Received on Thu Feb 26 2004 - 05:03:10 CET