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Re: O'Reilly interview with Date

From: Marshall Spight <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com>
Date: 3 Aug 2005 17:24:02 -0700
Message-ID: <1123115042.675119.225600@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>


-CELKO- wrote:
> >> I think it comes from practical experience of these models being complicated to use rather than any theoretical argument. I've never used hierarchical or networks database but I understand people who did found relational database much easier to use and develop. <<
>
> I did use them and they actually matched the procedural languages
> better than RM.

I totally believe it.

I think the thing we need to fix here is to have languages that are less procedural and more declarative, and more relational!

Marshall Received on Wed Aug 03 2005 - 19:24:02 CDT

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