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

From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 01:45:22 GMT
Message-ID: <Su7jf.7090$ea6.6919@news-server.bigpond.net.au>

vc wrote:
> Jon Heggland wrote:

[..]

>>As for Codd's article, I think it is a bad idea in itself to use 3VL.

>
> I fully agree that nulls should be avoided as much as possible,
> however, if one uses them one should understand their behavior and the
> original motivation (by Codd). If one does not use nulls, then there
> is nothing to discuss really.

Hear hear!

Frank. Received on Tue Nov 29 2005 - 19:45:22 CST

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