Reflections of a beautiful mind... Fundamental principle: Separation of Concerns
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:38:46 GMT
Message-ID: <q4O2g.64664$VV4.1224434_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
Returning to comp.databases.theory and the discussions here has prompted me to delve into the EWD archive at utexas. Like an inexhaustible jewel mine, the archive is full of great riches: gems reflecting a beautiful mind.
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:38:46 GMT
Message-ID: <q4O2g.64664$VV4.1224434_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
Returning to comp.databases.theory and the discussions here has prompted me to delve into the EWD archive at utexas. Like an inexhaustible jewel mine, the archive is full of great riches: gems reflecting a beautiful mind.
For instance, re-reading EWD 709:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD07xx/EWD709.html
I wonder how many other principles distill down to just these three?
For instance, the third principle would seem to argue strongly against null and n-vl. Received on Sun Apr 23 2006 - 18:38:46 CEST