Re: The wisdom of the object mentors (Was: Searching OO Associations with RDBMS Persistence Models)
From: Andrew McDonagh <news_at_andmc.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 23:01:55 +0100
Message-ID: <e5ifcn$lca$1_at_news.freedom2surf.net>
>
> Andrew, that definition is a fad among marketers and incompetent
> managers. Data is the subset of information represented suitably for
> machine processing, which is a standard definition you can find from
> ISO. It is probably the single most fundamental and important definition
> in computing science.
>
> Your ignorance of it and your sheeplike acceptance of nonsense show how
> immature and regressive our field is right now. I suggest you try to
> spend less time reading fashion magazines and more time learning the
> fundamentals of your craft.
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 23:01:55 +0100
Message-ID: <e5ifcn$lca$1_at_news.freedom2surf.net>
Bob Badour wrote:
> Andrew McDonagh wrote:
>
>> Marshall wrote: >> >>> Andrew McDonagh wrote: >>> >>>>> The heart of the system is the data. >>>> >>>> Wrong - the heart of the system is information, not data. >>> >>> >>> I see. You have nothing useful to contribute, so you split >>> hairs over some terminological difference you imagine. >>> >>> >>> Marshall >>> >> >> no - Data is (at least I hope) wildly known as being raw, Information >> is that Data interpreted in a meaningful way. >> >> Do you need an example?
>
> Andrew, that definition is a fad among marketers and incompetent
> managers. Data is the subset of information represented suitably for
> machine processing, which is a standard definition you can find from
> ISO. It is probably the single most fundamental and important definition
> in computing science.
>
> Your ignorance of it and your sheeplike acceptance of nonsense show how
> immature and regressive our field is right now. I suggest you try to
> spend less time reading fashion magazines and more time learning the
> fundamentals of your craft.
ouch!
(Andrew shakes his head an continues flicking through DBMS Weekly) Received on Wed May 31 2006 - 00:01:55 CEST