Re: theory and practice: ying and yang
From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_ucantrade.com.NOTHERE>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 09:57:49 -0700
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Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 09:57:49 -0700
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On Thu, 26 May 2005 09:03:47 -0400, Kenneth Downs <knode.wants.this_at_see.sigblock> wrote:
>> Other implications include the possibility that Date has made the
>> subject of database systems theory unnecessarily esoteric and
>> pedantic, at the expense of usefulness.
>Neatly returning us to the original subject. The "pure" RM has an odor of
>sterility to it. It is telling that nobody has ever implemented it fully.
But maybe not of the theory. It may be more telling of the person/industry. Some people appear to have an allergy to theory. A common line I hear/read is a claim to not using theory because the person is "practical".
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko Received on Thu May 26 2005 - 18:57:49 CEST