Path: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu!spool.maxwell.syr.edu!drn.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!wns13feed!worldnet.att.net!attbi_s02.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Marshall Spight" Newsgroups: comp.databases.theory,comp.databases.oracle.misc References: <2so8jaF1njtukU1@uni-berlin.de> <18c7b3c2.0410090721.234e5fec@posting.google.com> <1097460250.413370@yasure> <18c7b3c2.0410131104.631e8235@posting.google.com> <1097720224.593786@yasure> <91884734.0410141437.6c26b2cf@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: Attention Experienced Professionals Lines: 19 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.5.186.86 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: attbi_s02 1097809497 24.5.186.86 (Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:04:57 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:04:57 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:04:57 GMT Xref: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu comp.databases.theory:26859 comp.databases.oracle.misc:113422 "Joel Garry" wrote in message news:91884734.0410141437.6c26b2cf@posting.google.com... > "Laconic2" wrote in message news:... > > > > But mostly they needed to "get it" about databases, relations, tables, and > > indexes. Sometimes what they already knew was an obstacle to learning. > > Often, it was a help. > > Some small percentage never does get it. By now they've been kicked > up to management. Damn it! There's plenty of us in management who get it! Now back to work, you lazy programmer! By the way, your project estimates were all too high; I need final delivery by Thanksgiving. I've already promised sales you'd be done by then. Marshall