Re: programming (was: Disenfranchised doctors)

[John S. Gage]

>Dr Nikki Ellis wrote:
>
>>  Why tables? They suggest a need for a relational design... why not ask
>>  physicians to define objects and utilise the unique power of  OO 
>>design > for medical applications?
>
>Well, I am about to expose what a simple (old, old-fashioned) fool I am.
>I understand 'tables' of data.

You and about a million other physicians.  What do lab reports look 
like for god's sake?

And, by the way, where did Codd get the idea in the first place, 
"Gee, let me see how esoteric I can be today?"

Objects are great, until you realize that they work *against* 
standard data representations.

John