Re: The IDS, the EDS and the DBMS
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 07:45:58 -0400
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"Marshall Spight" <mspight_at_dnai.com> wrote in message
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> "mAsterdam" <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org> wrote in message
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> > Trade offs are to be expected.
>
> Expected, yes, but are they required? I myself am not
> big on compromise; I want it all. I want the full power
> of the relational model, along with important and/or
> modern language features such as type inference,
> parametric polymorphism, first-class functions, partial
> evaluation, etc.
You can't always get what you want. Trade offs are inherent when you pursue
multiple goals with limited resources.
There are such things as bad compromises, and they clutter our profession.
A bad compromise isn't generally even on the envelope of the trade off.
Real progress is evident when the envelope itself is moved outward.