Re: native xml processing vs what Postgres and Oracle offer
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:39:54 -0400
Message-ID: <495c1eec$0$5490$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
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> This is why web-based forum coders (working with a relational database
> at the back end) don't like "threading."
>
> ...it's hard to do and you pay a huge performance penalty to make it
> happen (with relational modeling anyway). So relational programmers
> fool themselves into thinking hierarchies are bad design.
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:39:54 -0400
Message-ID: <495c1eec$0$5490$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
salmobytes wrote:
> rpost wrote:
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>> In short, I think the main issue in picking attributes and keys here is >> not in determining how the data is to be used, but in determining >> realistic commitments from the supporting software on the accuracy >> of the attribute values supplied. For a web forum, <author, timestamp> >> seems a good choice of key, even if they aren't always accurate, as long >> as the server never accepts multiple messages with the same author and >> timestamp. >>
>
> This is why web-based forum coders (working with a relational database
> at the back end) don't like "threading."
>
> ...it's hard to do and you pay a huge performance penalty to make it
> happen (with relational modeling anyway). So relational programmers
> fool themselves into thinking hierarchies are bad design.
You are an idiot. Have a Happy New Year! Received on Thu Jan 01 2009 - 02:39:54 CET