Re: So what's null then if it's not nothing?

From: Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn_at_garlic.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:00:25 -0700
Message-ID: <m364qntldi.fsf_at_lhwlinux.garlic.com>


"JOG" <jog_at_cs.nott.ac.uk> writes:
> Even hearing the word "null" is starting to sound embarrassing now,
> never mind postulating a definition for it. Surely the field has
> reached the point where we all know there are better ways of handling
> missing data, but given the tech we have when we get up tomorrow, and
> the job at hand, we have to make do. What more is there to say.

old post referring to even older article on nulls and 3-value logic
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2003g.html#40 How to cope with missing values - NULLS?

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