Re: Specifying all biz rules in relational data
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:45:33 -0400
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"Kenneth Downs" <firstinit.lastname_at_lastnameplusfam.net> wrote in message news:s9oqic.d5v.ln_at_mercury.downsfam.net...
> You are correct, I spoke to soon. By Spight's law, any sophisticated
> program is managing data.
Perhaps the following is too picky, but it's "my truth".
Spight's law, "you really need a DBMS" is a stronger statement than "any sophisticated program is managing data.". I think it's a bit too strong.
I prefer the following, which I attribute to Don Alfredo: "Even if you encapsulate the data, you are still going to have to manage it."
There's more than one way to manage data. One way is to put it in a
database. Then you have to manage the database. In order to manage the
database with a reasonable amount of effort, what you really need is a
"database management system".
A "database management system" is better known as a DBMS.
But there are other ways to manage data. Received on Wed Sep 22 2004 - 14:45:33 CEST