Re: Database vs. DBMS

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:08:04 +0100, "Ja Lar" <jalar_at_nomail.com> wrote:

>> If we open the door to complete sloppiness we could finish being like
>> Scott Ambler.
>
>Meaning what? Brilliant. Rich. Stupid. Old. Green?

Tricksters, charlatans and snake oil salesmen.

>You may well be right that it is absolutely fundamental, but please then
>state the objective fundament rather than attacking a person who is not even
>invited to the talk here.

This is an open group and that guy has a well deserved reputation (among the serious practicioners) due to his publications.

>By the way: IMO an open mind toward the view of others can be (at least)
>just as useful as strictly adherence to formal correctness.

Of course, but you have a lot of chances to misunderstand the view of others if they use the language in an incompetent way.

I suspect that this thread started because I requested clarification for a statement that I was not sure about how to interpretate

>> >It isn't "precise"; it's ostentatious. Humans are
>> >very, very good at disambiguating,
>>
>> Then developers are the exception.
>Based on what evidence?

Based on the evidence of the high percentage of failed projects and flawed products.

Regards Received on Tue Nov 16 2004 - 14:34:17 CET