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

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 11:06:01 -0300
Message-ID: <46598ff7$0$4034$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net>

Bruce C. Baker wrote:

> "paul c" <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac> wrote in message 
> news:8U66i.227524$aG1.136859_at_pd7urf3no...
> 

>>Bruce C. Baker wrote:
>>
>>>"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message I was kinda
>>>looking for specifics, Bob; in particular, why /you/ consider Celko to be
>>>an idiot.
>>>
>>>At this point, I'm only curious. I'm certainly not defending the man--as
>>>if he needed defending by the likes of me! I'd hate to see this evolve
>>>into what we in another NG refer to as a "Provide Proof Or Retract"
>>>challenge.
>>
>>More often than not, when he writes about db "theory", it consists of not
>>much except for name-dropping. That seems like an idiotic interpretation
>>of the word "theory", to me.

>
> So Celko's on shaky ground when it comes to theory.

He is not shaky. He is a complete idiot.

  How would you or others
> in this NG rate him on practical issues?

He is an idiot.

>>When he goes after what certain people such as Date have said, it is
>>amazing how often he misses their point by a mile, this is clear to even a
>>part-time, haphazard, amateur student of theory like me.
>
> Could you cite one or more specific instances?

Too many to enumerate. Received on Sun May 27 2007 - 09:06:01 CDT