At 3:43 PM -0700 4/18/01, Perrin Harkins wrote:
> > "Chutzpah" is an interesting way of putting it. I've been thinking
>> of them as "slimeballs in the busy of conning webkids into
>> thinking they have a real RDBM product".
>>
>> (It isn't a moot point, because it's the same people working on
>> it: human character issues are actually relevant when making
>> technical decisions.)
>
>Why does discussion of databases - possibly the most boring subject on the
>planet - always degenerate to name-calling?
GAS. It's like MAS (Male Answer Syndrom), but for Geeks. Basically,
it's the belief that the knowledge you possess is superior to that of
your fellow colleague's, and thereby forces you to make a complete
ass of yourself.
Example: this message.
Rob
>MySQL is an excellent solution for a wide range of problems, as are dbm
>files and flat files. The developers give the code away for free, and do
>not hide the fact that it doesn't support transactions. There's no need for
>this kind of vitriol.
>
>- Perrin
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