Re: The IDS, the EDS and the DBMS

"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote in message news:ioydnSPQ5vgBYafcRVn-gw_at_comcast.com...
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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.
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> > 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.
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> You can't always get what you want.

But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you just might find you get what you need.

> Trade offs are inherent when you pursue
> multiple goals with limited resources.
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> 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.
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> Real progress is evident when the envelope itself is moved outward.

Yes; language design requires one to be very careful.

Marshall Received on Sun Sep 05 2004 - 18:27:03 CEST