Ron said on Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:56:31 -0800 >Rich Pieri wrote on 2026-01-24 19:29: > >>> It's fine for web apps, but email messages (and medical records!) >>> are a bit more important. >> >> I have to wonder how you missed the part about MUMPS being designed >> at MGH specifically for medical records. > >I didn't miss it. > > >I'm disputing that technical choices made *sixty* years ago are 100% >the best choice to make today and that DBs are "the WORST possible way >to store arbitrary files" (and that email means "files").
1. *Nothing* is 100% the best choice. All have benefits and costs. 2. Appeal to novelty logical fallacy. >Sixty years ago rockets were used once and discarded. Crazy, right? Strawman logical fallacy. Rich was talking about computer languages, not rockets. SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
