I NEARLY types VARCHAR2 but didn't want to be oracle specific. I've spent the last few days write custom code to reconcile disparate schemas across 4 environments and probably some 20 instances in total. So I *AM* grateful for the schema information that I do have access to.
Oh, and im tweeting as catchpolenet if anyone finds that remotely appealing. You can listen to my crap in multiple ways. On Jul 21, 8:08 pm, Viktor Klang <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Christian Catchpole < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > The Terminator seemed to have a good database of general knowledge but > > I'm not sure if he stored it in fixed width VARCHARs and queried it > > with SQL. For all of the benefits of relational databases and SQL, > > are we condemned to their exact incarnation for the next hundred > > years? or forever.. are they simply perfect in every way? > > Don't forget VARCHAR2! It's teh bestest > > > > > I have a tendency to start discussions with a fair amount of > > idealism. But I understand the reality of the world. The Terminator > > is just pretend. But is it wrong to ask that if one wants data- > > consistency and ad-hoc queries, SQL databases will be the only > > choice.. forever. > > > But seems there are plenty of projects trying different approaches. > > -- > Viktor Klang > > Rogue Scala-head > > Twttr: viktorklang --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
