Re: theory and practice: ying and yang
Date: 25 May 2005 06:20:11 -0700
Message-ID: <1117027211.007077.137440_at_z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>
mountain man wrote:
> "Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_novoa_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > 3) Date openly admits that current (RM) theory is not understood
> by database professionals.
>
Date can't "admit" anything for anyone else. He may "suspect" or
"theorize" that RM theory is not undrestood by others. It may seem a
trivial distinction in language, but the connotation is not trivial.
Couple of questions (I take no stand on the answers):
Is understanding theory important if the practice result
implementation) is correct? If the results are correct, does this not
imply that the theory is understood? Remove any infinite number of