Re: XQuery (and XML) vs LISP

From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:04:39 GMT
Message-ID: <btCKf.13038$yK1.707@news-server.bigpond.net.au>

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> "Frank Hamersley" <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
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>>None of which supports your underlying perspective which I would state
>>as "the RM is inadequate because nobody ever explains how it would model
>>really difficult problems".

>
> Well, I don't know anyone who fully understand how to use RM to solve really
> difficult problems.
> I think Codd knew, but ...
> Would this make RM adequate ?

You should get out more :-).

Seriously, there prolly isn't that many who would convince me they knew the subject, but there are some nonetheless.

Cheers, Frank. Received on Tue Feb 21 2006 - 05:04:39 CST