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From: Gene Wirchenko <genew@mail.ocis.net>
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Subject: Re: 4 the FAQ: Are Commercial DBMS Truly Relational?
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:57:25 -0700
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Kenneth Downs <firstinit.lastname@lastnameplusfam.net> wrote:

[snip]

>Next it was my turn to be astonished.  I suggested to the supervisor that
>more effort go into the beginning of these programs, to ensure that they
>were correct, and that would eliminate a huge optimization effort
>afterwards.  He did not agree.

     Another case of "There is never time to do it right, but there is
always time to do it over."  "never" and "always" make this statement
just a bit too broad for me, but I wholeheartedly agree with the
sentiment.  I have to; I see all too many cases of it!

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.