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

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From: Dan <guntermann_at_verizon.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 07:40:02 GMT
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"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote in message news:KcidnVsx6ohSV6vcRVn-vw_at_comcast.com...
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> "D Guntermann" <guntermann_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:I3EC9r.G28_at_news.boeing.com...
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> And there is also something to be said for theory and knowledge for the
sake
> of getting a given job done right.

Agreed. If it works as a theoretical system, the chances that the implementation will work and support many types of applications and technology changes should be a given (if the technology is there to support it in the first place).

> That is neither theory and knowledge for its own sake, nor is it measured
> using the yardstick of "growth technology."

Yes. Something I missed. Thanks.

Received on Thu Sep 02 2004 - 02:40:02 CDT