Re: Lookup Tables, the right way?

From: David Cressey <dcressey_at_verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:50:50 GMT
Message-ID: <uicSf.4072$Vb.3628@trndny01>

"Marshall Spight" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:1142479023.855939.133620_at_j52g2000cwj.googlegroups.com...
> Frank Hamersley wrote:
> >
> > Using 3VL causes these distinct meanings to become jumbled and
> > indistinguishable leading to much gnashing of teeth by some. Because
> > the complexity of 3VL is bad enough, moving to 4VL or nVL has never got
> > close to pulling on a guernsey!
>
> I agree that 3VL causes problems.
>
> There is a great Stroustroup quote, usually mentioned in reference to
> C++
> but which just today it occurred to me applies quite well to SQL:
>
> "There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain
> about and the ones nobody uses."

Which kind is Smalltalk? Received on Thu Mar 16 2006 - 05:50:50 CST