Re: A database theory resource - ideas

"Walt" <wamitty_at_verizon.net> wrote in message news:THWKh.6067$dG.1116_at_trndny08...
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> Now I'm about to eat my earlier words concerning the value of examples.
> (I
> think I was overreacting to the phrase "for dummies"). I think that well
> chosen examples are an excellent way to make the theory more concrete.
> And
> I think a concrete grounding in the value of the fundamentals (the
> benefits
> of doing things a certain way) has to precede a thorough understanding of
> the theory itself.

Well said, sir!

For my part, I would have chosen my words more carefully had I known what a potential hot button "... for Dummies" would turn out to be. Received on Sat Mar 17 2007 - 14:19:39 CDT