And I should add that Levene contributed to the "Nested Relational Data
Model", which I believe Date discusses in Intro-DB Systems as unnecessary,
and proceeds to show why the basic relational model can tackle the same
problem domains without modification (and with additional benefits). I can't
remember the details - Dawn?
Not evidence of anything, except perhaps willingness to invent novelties
rather than exploiting what's already available and solid. Which I think is
also the case with much of the industry - not only do fads get jumped on,
but they acquire momentum quickly as the "oldies" are forgotten...
Received on Fri May 07 2004 - 13:29:12 CDT
