MV as a technique for parsing/structuring streams of meaningful symbols, the meaning of which is given by positional notation and a set of conventional delimiters will always exist, just as the Pacific Ocean will always exist... it will not depend on how many of us use it here in the 21st century. Some will see its inherent and elegant beauty and utility... others will be eaten by sharks.
Patrick "Will" Williams, President American Computer Technics, Inc. 919-567-0042 Raleigh, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: Ross Ferris To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 5:51 PM Subject: RE: [U2] MV Fad I don't recall there EVER being 5,000 people at a Spectrum conference (not that I have been to many) - and based on the previous 2 years that I have attended, 500 sounds like an increase. By definition a fad is also relatively short lived .... to even make reference to 5 years ago indicates that this is not the case - and the first International Spectrum I went to was 1992 ?, so I think that for a 'fast paced' arena like technology, multi-valued is not a 'fad' ..... though the growth rate could always be better :-) Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage an Evolution in Software Development >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Ritchie >Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 8:50 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [U2] MV Fad > >And this month's Larry Ellison claim is ????? Well it will be coming in the >next version, or the one after that, or at least some one has an email >about it. If they didn't invent the term "vaporware" for Oracle they really >should have. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeremy Adell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 4:35 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [U2] MV Fad > > >Stiletos? Pink shoes? i can definitely see what these two have in common >with a database:) >I've heard that PICK programmers are too arrogant to recognize a >threat...maybe that is why their database is losing to Oracle?:) Of course >now I will be labelled a heretic by the 12th century Catholic Church of >database programmers, but really, look at those who designed the pick >systems. > >To last at anything, you have to be realistic about your threats and >weaknesses. Look at a legacy Oracle system with required database standards >built in and compare it to a PICK db with no standards and 20 years of >maintenance. >At the PICK convention in Vegas this year, maybe 500 people showed up. I >heard 5 years ago there more like 5,000. Sound like a fad anyone? >Maybe IBM can fix it. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.677 / Virus Database: 439 - Release Date: 4/05/2004 ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users
