Re: Relational vs. PICK/Object DBMS

From: Mikito Harakiri <mikharakiri_nospaum_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 22 Apr 2004 21:38:42 -0700
Message-ID: <8a529bb.0404222038.2976efbc@posting.google.com>

"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote in message news:<c68ogs$4h7$1_at_news.netins.net>...
> Now take two ways of approaching this -- with epsilon-delta proofs in "real
> analysis" and using infinitesimals in "non-standard analysis". It is
> completely legit to ask folks using either approach to "solve this problem"
> (of proving continuity).

After non-standard analysis was invented in the 60s there was enough excitement to launch some experimental programs teaching non-standard analysis as a first calculus course. Today the fad is over, how many schools are offering non-standard analysis for undergraduates?

That's said, the parallel between Pick and non-standard analysis is completely bogus. As if Pick were as sophisticateted as non-standard analysis. Next step in the data management area would require a lot more insight than inventing those goofy Pick delimiters. Received on Thu Apr 22 2004 - 23:38:42 CDT