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Database vs. DBMS

From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:32:04 GMT
Message-ID: <U1imd.343075$wV.288099@attbi_s54> 





I just want to go on record as saying that I find the
whole pedantic insistence on differentiating between
a database and a dbms tiresome and counterproductive.
It isn't "precise"; it's ostentatious. Humans are
very, very good at disambiguating, and I've never
seen anyone confuse a database and a dbms,
even when the wrong term was used.



People don't confuse classes and objects either,
even if their diction would lead you to believe
otherwise.




Marshall
Received on Tue Nov 16 2004 - 01:32:04 CST












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