Re: Data Redundancy
Date: 17 Feb 2006 08:50:38 -0800
Message-ID: <1140195038.860325.213440_at_g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Marshall Spight wrote:
> dawn wrote:
> >
> > Or maybe with declarative constraints you have to a) figure out what
> > you want to happen (function) so you can b) translate that into the
> > correct declarative programming language statements (data) that your
> > constraint engine will use as input. However, with procedural
> > constraints you simply figure out what you want to happen (function)
> > and write it (function).
>
> Constraints aren't about something happening. If anything,
> they are about something not happening.
If nothing is happening with a declared constraint, then what's the purpose (that is rhetorical -- what I mean is: Of course something happens, verification, for example).
> Declarative languages
> don't have statements.
I thought you might not like that choice of words, so "declaration" then
> > It's a perspective thing, perhaps?
>
> It can always be said to be a perspective thing: there are
> perspectives that lead us to correct conclusions, and ones
> that don't. There are valid perspectives and invalid ones.
>
> Anyway, it's pretty clear that you're missing my points.
No, Marshall, in this case I do understand, but I disagree. On this one, perhaps you will permit me to be the teacher?
Grasshopper? smiles. --dawn Received on Fri Feb 17 2006 - 17:50:38 CET