Re: The term "theory" as in "database theory"

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:20:08 GMT
Message-ID: <sMHwh.1378$R71.18893@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>

Tony D wrote:

> On Feb 1, 4:40 pm, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>

>>And here:
>>
>>http://www.schnada.de/quotes/contempt.html#plex

>
> My favourite of these :
>
> "It is time to unmask the computing community as a Secret Society for
> the Creation and Preservation of Artificial Complexity."
>
> How true, and how sad. Sadly, Edsger has left the building.

Indeed, he has. One wonders whether anyone else will ever step up to the plate and say the unpleasant truths. Received on Fri Feb 02 2007 - 08:20:08 CST