Re: Does Codd's view of a relational database differ from that ofDate&Darwin?[M.Gittens]

From: Tony Andrews <andrewst_at_onetel.com>
Date: 8 Jun 2005 03:17:54 -0700
Message-ID: <1118225874.325734.39600_at_g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>


Alexandr Savinov wrote:
> The only thing I can advice in this situation is to start reading from
> the beginning of paper - not from the end. If you read Codd's papers in
> the same way then I am not surprised that you do not understand his
> ideas :-)

Excuse me? Where did I show that I misunderstood Codd's ideas? I may have misunderstood yours, because they are incomprehensible to me (and to many others it seems). You are the one who shows a distinct lack of understanding of the relational model - or at least fails to appreciate WHY it is as it is and not as you say it should be. Received on Wed Jun 08 2005 - 12:17:54 CEST

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