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Re: Dr. Brown asserts databases are dead, dead as a dodo [was Re: First Impressions on Using Alphora's Dataphor]

From: Laconic2 <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 03:27:22 -0400
Message-ID: <KcidnVsx6ohSV6vcRVn-vw@comcast.com> 






"D Guntermann" <guntermann_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:I3EC9r.G28_at_news.boeing.com...



> Except that SQL is one of the strongest standards that I've encountered.

> It's universal and accepted.  That is its one great strength.




Agreed.



> If your objective is to find a "growth technology", then I can't help you

> there; but there is something to be said about theory and knowledge for

> theory and knowledge's sake.




Agreed.



And there is also something to be said for theory and knowledge for the sake
of getting a given job done right.


That is neither theory and knowledge for its own sake,  nor is it measured
using the yardstick of "growth technology."
Received on Thu Sep 02 2004 - 02:27:22 CDT












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