Re: MV counterexample
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 23:00:24 +0100
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In message <4099fc71_at_post.usenet.com>, x <x-false_at_yahoo.com> writes
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>"Karel Miklav" <karel_at_inetis.spppambait.com> wrote in message
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>> my point was, there is no inherent structure in data. We treat
>> characters in a string and numbers in an array like they are somehow
>> connected by invisible ties which preserve their order/structure, but
>> they're not, they're only conencted in our haeds. There are reasons to
>> optimize, but the structure is not one of them, rather a way.
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>So you say that each "atomic" piece of data is (should be) self contained ?
>Is this possible ? Wouldn't we end up with one big chunk of data ?
>Or do you argue that all integrity constraints should belong to user space
>(in the user schema or in the user application) ?
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define "atomic" :-)
define "user space" (as in schema or application :-)
Bearing in mind that apparently, in order to have real data integrity, we need user-defined primary data types, how on earth is that going to be PRACTICAL without pushing at least some integrity checks into user-space.
Cheers,
Wol
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