Re: Object-oriented thinking in SQL context?

On Jun 9, 3:27 pm, Bernard Peek <b..._at_shrdlu.com> wrote:
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> cim..._at_hotmail.com writes
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> >> The database community can handle this in a couple of ways:
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> >> 1) Close in on yourself and mock people who do not have the
> >>    insights you have.
> >> 2) Recognize the problem and help sort out the misunderstandings
> >>    and snags.
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> >> Over the past couple of days I have got a clear impression about
> >> what approach seems to be preferred by the regulars here.
> >Let me get this straight.  You need help from the database community
> >for a design exercice but you need that help to be done according to
> >the principles you believe are universal (whatever these may be).  All
> >I have seen so far are goodwill people who wanted to help you by
> >advising you to do some reading necessary to understand some basic
> >principles of database design.  In a word, you ask a question and
> >because you don't like the answer you now imply that the *regulars*
> >have closed themselves and mocked you.
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> >Don't you think this is a hasty harsh judgment on your part ?
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> I've been reading and posting to this newsgroup on and off for years. I
> think his analysis is pretty accurate.

Unfortunately it is.

• Jan Hidders