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Re: Interesting article: In the Beginning: An RDBMS history

From: David Cressey <dcressey_at_verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:31:18 GMT
Message-ID: <GfcZf.3227$v9.690@trndny01> 






"x" <x_at_not-exists.org> wrote in message news:e12djb$ha2$1_at_emma.aioe.org...


> > I don't think so.  I think he was making the distinction between

> attributes

> > specified by name and attributes specified by position.

>

> What is the difference between a "name" and a "position" from a

> mathematically point of view ?




I can't speak for Codd on this, and I don't choose to speak for myself.
Received on Thu Apr 06 2006 - 12:31:18 CDT












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