On 2006-05-31 13:18:00 -0500, Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> said:
> Mikito Harakiri wrote:
>
>> Bob Badour wrote:
>>
>>> Fowler is an idiot. Given two formal systems: one very powerful system
>>> operating at the level of intent and the other very low-level system
>>> obscuring intent, his solution is to cripple the powerful one down to
>>> match low-level one.
>>
>> This is kind of extreme statement. Reading Mr Fowler's "Refactoring"
>> was a pleasant experience back in 97. I couldn't help exclaming "I
>> should have written that!" Unfortunately, Fowler's recent voyage into
>> data management area is disappointing.
>
> I found what he wrote rather obvious and not too informative. It sounds
> like you found it rather obvious too. While 'idiot' might be too
> extreme, he is a lightweight at best.
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