Re: The MySQL/PHP pair

"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.comREMOVE> wrote:

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>It makes sense to bring it up since I have yet to PROVE all of my concerns.
>I have proven, I think, that 1NF as currently implemented by most software
>developers (the old version of 1NF) has no mathematical basis. Since others
>have already ditched it, or redefined it to the point where every relation
>is necessarily in 1NF, that is just a start. We also have some agreement

     Well, if every relation is necessarily in 1NF, why do you not conclude that 1NF is vital?

     Every (that I know of) calculator deals with operands that are numbers and goes so far as to make every operand fit that. I am sure you can see the parallel.

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Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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     You have biases.
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