Re: O'Reilly interview with Date

From: Kenneth Downs <knode.wants.this_at_see.sigblock>
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:10:59 -0400
Message-Id: <fmn9s2-e45.ln1@pluto.downsfam.net>

David Cressey wrote:

>
> "Kenneth Downs" <knode.wants.this_at_see.sigblock> wrote in message
> news:mpe8s2-hhl.ln1_at_pluto.downsfam.net...
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>> I had the good fortune to get some private programming lessons from the

> man

>> who invented MUMPS, he told me "minimize code, maximize data!" and it is
>> probably the most consistently solid, flexible, and overall useful bit of
>> advice I've ever gotten.

>
> Who invented MUMPS?

It was my good fortune to meet a few times with Pappalardo. He shares credit with others. From the wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUMPS

is this quote:

"Early development of MUMPS is credited to A. Neil Pappalardo and Octo Barnett of Massachusetts General Hospital."

-- 
Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software, Inc.
(Ken)nneth@(Sec)ure(Dat)a(.com)

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