Re: Little design mistakes that can be easily avoided (2): Listenning to CELKO (and CELKO alikes)

From: Bruce C. Baker <bcb_at_undisclosedlocation.net>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 00:34:28 -0500
Message-ID: <dL86i.154543$mJ1.58851_at_newsfe22.lga>


"paul c" <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac> wrote in message news:J086i.228214$aG1.158336_at_pd7urf3no...
> Bruce C. Baker wrote:
>> Could you cite one or more specific instances?
>> ...
>
> Oh come on Bruce, if you follow this group you've seen plenty, probably
> nine out of ten times he replies to a theory thread, he's either talking
> about a product or an app design philosophy he likes or telling the poster
> to go read so-and-so's papers, not the question at hand. If he would
> explain what he THINKS Codd or whoever meant by the quote and what its
> context was, I wouldn't complain, but he doesn't and I don't think he
> knows either. Mostly he promotes his own dogma. He should stay with what
> he does know and stick to the product user groups.
>
> p

Well, now that you mention it, he /does/ seem to regurgitate the same canned responses time after time--but then the same might be said of Bob's "Celko is an idiot" pronouncements!

Hmmm. Joe and Bob: actual human beings or chatterbots? :-D

(Bob, before you flame me: I'm KIDDING!)

And I sit corrected. Received on Sun May 27 2007 - 07:34:28 CEST

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