dawn wrote:
> David Cressey wrote:
>> I agree with you about the large number of crap designs, which I call
>> "stupid database tricks". But I think the solution is to teach better
>> design skills, and develop better platforms, rather than to dismiss the
>> RM.
>
> We can do both ;-) We ought not dismiss relations, nor modeling with
> relations, but we do need to go beyond the RM to include lists, for
> example, which the Information Principle (of the RM) does not permit.
I think (hope?) you mean "we do want to go beyond SQL to include lists,
for example, which SQL does not permit".
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Jon
Received on Mon Apr 24 2006 - 07:26:50 CDT
