Re: 4 the FAQ: Are Commercial DBMS Truly Relational?

From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_mail.ocis.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:31:24 -0700
Message-ID: <v5klm0pfc62v92q8qm3tk8s387shb393sd_at_4ax.com>


Lemming <thiswillbounce_at_bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

>I think it was originally by Donald Knuth ... "Premature optimisation
>is the root of all evil" or something like that.

     That is the quote that I have in my sig collection, but it says Knuth quoting Tony Hoare. I do not know who originated it.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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Received on Mon Oct 11 2004 - 20:31:24 CEST

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