Re: Terminology question

 I find "connecting to a
> database" wrong-minded and borderline anthropomorphizing.
>
> In a database theory newsgroup, the logical level means something very
> specific. It strikes me that the artifacts you describe are physical
> artifacts of your application's implementation and not logical at all.
>
> >>I haven't a clue what you are talking about. A database is a set of
> >>facts. How one 'connects' to that is beyond me.
> >>
> >>I suggest you focus on mastering the basics before inventing new
> >>terminology.

I am one of those who actually write the programs. It is important how a large public will understand a single term. There are a few people which have restricted their understanding of even common terms only to strictly specialized meaning. But those meanings might be uninteresting to my purpose. Being important only the, say, "absolute" and "general" understandability, as technical jargon is subject to rapid change, and it is not necessarily generally understandable. Suggesting incompetence of persons who one knows nothing about does not serves the purpose as well. Thanks anyway, interaction is always useful. I will ask somewhere else. Thank you.

-P Received on Mon Sep 04 2006 - 16:38:27 CEST