Re: Why are [Database] Mathematicians Crippled ?

Op maandag 2 februari 2015 12:46:11 UTC+1 schreef Jan Hidders:
> Op zondag 1 februari 2015 23:34:51 UTC+1 schreef Derek Asirvadem:
> > Jan
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> > > On Monday, 2 February 2015 05:02:23 UTC+11, Jan Hidders wrote:
> > > Op zondag 1 februari 2015 13:51:57 UTC+1 schreef Derek Asirvadem:
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> > > > Oh, wait. Maybe you do not know it is wrong, wrong, wrong. Let me back up.
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> > > > 1. First, do you know that what he is teaching is wrong ?
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> > > Wrong? Not in the part I just watched. He kinda skips giving a complete definition of FDs but I don't see him using normalization terminology in a non-standard way. He pretty much sticks to the textbook stuff. Would you be able to make your accusations a bit more concrete?
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> > First, thank you for stopping at point 1, and dealing with that.
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> > Ok, so it is established that it is wrong, but you don't think it is wrong.
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> I don't think it is wrong, just less thorough than I prefer, and I certainly don't agree that it is already established that it is wrong.

A correction: upon rematching the video I saw that he actually does give the definition in the beginning, even if somewhat briefly. He also refers to the lecture notes and mentions that they contain the full definition. So I withdraw my criticism.

• Jan Hidders