Re: pro- foreign key propaganda?
From: Brian Selzer <brian_at_selzer-software.com>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 00:58:17 -0400
Message-ID: <Kl6_j.1267$uE5.331_at_flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com>
>>> Brian Selzer wrote:
>>> ... And by the way, I suggest you read Codd's book.
>>> That is a rather legalistic opinion of an informal, conversational
>>> sentence. Clearly, he is talking about an operator, not just a word.
>>> That aside, his intentions on this topic have often perplexed me.
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 00:58:17 -0400
Message-ID: <Kl6_j.1267$uE5.331_at_flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com>
"paul c" <toledobysea_at_ac.ooyah> wrote in message news:iv4_j.162104$rd2.7529_at_pd7urf3no...
> Brian Selzer wrote: >> "paul c" <toledobysea_at_ac.ooyah> wrote in message >> news:hS1_j.163913$Cj7.63718_at_pd7urf2no...
>>> Brian Selzer wrote:
>>> ... And by the way, I suggest you read Codd's book.
>>>> Pages 89-90 describe the Update operator and the justification for it. >>>> ... >>>> >>>> I could cite other instances, but I think these sufficiently show that >>>> you're interpretation of Codd's use of the word 'update' is faulty. >>>> ... >>>
>>> That is a rather legalistic opinion of an informal, conversational
>>> sentence. Clearly, he is talking about an operator, not just a word.
>>> That aside, his intentions on this topic have often perplexed me.
>>> >> >> Unless and until you agree that >> >> (1) a database value is a snapshot of the micro-world that the database >> is supposed to model, > ... > > bs, so is the rest. a modern digital camera would do better than a > digital computer ever could.
Are you really that thick, or are you just having fun at my expense? I'm not really in the mood to be the butt of your little joke. Received on Sun May 25 2008 - 06:58:17 CEST