Re: An object-oriented network DBMS from relational DBMS point of view
From: Roy Hann <specially_at_processed.almost.meat>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:09:49 -0000
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Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:09:49 -0000
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"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> One has to start at a very basic level asking why a feature exists in the
> first place.
And also why certain other don't.
Most newcomers to RDBMSs (or indeed SQL DBMSs) always seem to assume that
every "missing" feature that seems obvious and beneficial to them was left
out by accident rather than perhaps being purposely and carefully excluded.
Roy