Re: XQuery (and XML) vs LISP

"Frank Hamersley" <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message news:btCKf.13038$yK1.707_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> x wrote:
> > "Frank Hamersley" <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> > news:n8RJf.11350$yK1.8721_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> >
> >>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 :-).

Thanks for the tip. :-)
Can you recommend some places ?

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

They hide well. :-) Received on Tue Feb 21 2006 - 14:21:47 CET