Re: Navigation vs Relational operators

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"Karel Miklav" <karel_at_inetis.spppambait.com> wrote in message news:c8cmdl0210m_at_enews3.newsguy.com...
> x wrote:
> > I think Relational is more like using a subway or railway system rather
than
> > a taxi.
>
> No way. Relational engine must navigate through it's structures like
> hell to find the data, it's just that the end user doesn't have to know
> EVERYTHING about it. And there lies a problem: you may be an owner of a
> shitty RDB implementation.

But it needs to know something (beside final destination). At least the stations where it needs to switch trains. :-)

> There are good uses for relational databases and other technologies as
> well. And this is a technical issue, I don't see the point in using
> parables.

Well, I want to use taxies but I am unable to find one :-)

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