The recent heated discussion as to the relative merits of MySQL and PostgresSQL reminded me of a question that I want to ask of RDBMS experts, particularly experts who are willing to take a clear position. Namely, what do you think of the work of C. J. Date? He rejects SQL, as far as I can tell. Is there any support for this position in the real world? Or in the academic world? What of his objection to null 'values'? How does this play out when doing mission critical DB? Does it matter? Or are there standards techniques for avoiding any need for nulls?
I look forward to reading an interesting discussion. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
