Re: Resiliency To New Data Requirements

"erk" <eric.kaun_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:1155565396.765299.324450_at_m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> > > Most uses of lists that I see are simply inferior to sets
> > > or relations. I find them hopelessly specialized for most purposes,
and
> > > introducing them into a relational data model involves tacking on a
> > > specialized syntax and semantics for a data structure already subsumed
> > > by relations (and with little work).
> >
> > Good party line there, erk
>
> Da, komrade. Ignore the hordes of peasants starving for lists.

How do I disdain lists?
Let me list the ways.... Received on Tue Aug 15 2006 - 19:59:06 CEST