Re: sql views for denomalizing

Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On 30 Jul 2005 14:46:38 -0700, "Marshall Spight"
>
> "That trick NEVER works!" -- Rocket J. Squirrel

Heh. That was one wise squirrel.

> >Absolutely. The only thing that'll make programmers obsolete is an
> >artificial intelligence smart enough to write code based solely
> >on reading the PM's requirements docs. And even that process will
> >have to be iterative, because the PMs will say, "no, that isn't
> >what I *meant*."
>
> Spec? What spec? And if specs do get written to that level of
> detail, what is the difference between that and a programming
> language? Some, but not a lot.

Absolutely agree. If you can program in it, it's a programming language, even if the designers of it strenuously object to calling it that!

It is as if some linguists got together and said, we have come up with a TOTALLY NEW WAY of communicating without language. We have developed this special techinque, where you blow breath out through your mouth, and engage your lips, tongue and vocal chords to modulate the sound. These sounds have been designated to carry meaning, but they are NOT WORDS, they are something completely new. Thus we can convey information with no equipment, and completely free of using words.

Marshall Received on Tue Aug 02 2005 - 07:46:11 CEST