RE: 'Theoretical' SQL question

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why?  Because it's -there-!

Why did I enjoy attending lectures by John Sears, even though I had 
only a vague notion of the details he spoke of-- because he gave 
insights into HOW the machine did things-- and the deeper my 
understanding of the machine, the better I can diagnose problems, and 
discard possibilities that conflict with my understanding of 
'reality.'

In the case of data retrieval, a discussion such as this broadens my 
understanding of SQL and why it seems to be preferred over more 
'traditional' methods of accessing data.

Of course, I get a little annoyed when I'm given a request to change 
live data, and someone has phrased the request as an SQL statement, 
and all it changes is one record (and they knew all along they were 
only after one record, and knew what the key was...).

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




> Walden wrote (in part):

> Finally, why do you care? Seriously, if the data returned is what you
> asked for, who cares _how_ it does it, as long as it does it fast?