Re: The term "theory" as in "database theory"
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:59:26 GMT
Message-ID: <2vOwh.1578$R71.20876_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
>>Tony D wrote:
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>>>On Feb 1, 4:40 pm, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>And here:
>>>>
>>>>http://www.schnada.de/quotes/contempt.html#plex
>>>
>>>My favourite of these :
>>>
>>>"It is time to unmask the computing community as a Secret Society for
>>>the Creation and Preservation of Artificial Complexity."
>>>
>>>How true, and how sad. Sadly, Edsger has left the building.
>>
>>Indeed, he has. One wonders whether anyone else will ever step up to the
>>plate and say the unpleasant truths.
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:59:26 GMT
Message-ID: <2vOwh.1578$R71.20876_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
Walt wrote:
> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:sMHwh.1378$R71.18893_at_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.
> > Well, Bob, you've mastered the "unpleasant" part. Maybe you're the next > batter up.
Hell no! I mean somebody smart like Dijkstra. Received on Fri Feb 02 2007 - 22:59:26 CET