Re: codd's 12 Rules

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a reason a carpenter has so many different kinds of saws.

On 5/17/2013 9:36 PM, Vernon Hamberg wrote:
> LOL Joe - +1
>
> I always felt that the ability to use RLA is an advantage, not a
> liability. But the DB bigots - not the exact word I want but good enough
> - just won't buy that.
>
> Cheers
> Vern
>
> On 5/17/2013 8:41 PM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> > Well, since you're saying it's not your opinion, Vern, then I'm not
> > stepping on your toes by saying that this is, in my opinion (one which I
> > won't even attempt to hide behind false humility), one of the most
> > ridiculous assertions ever made in all of programming.  To boil it down,
> > even if the DB2 SQE follows every other stricture and supports every
> > other feature of SQL (which it does), then it still wouldn't be
> > relational because you can ALSO access the data via RLA.
> >
> > Well, to extend that incredibly myopic point of view, then EVERY
> > database system is non-relational because at the end of the day you can
> > use a hex editor to change the data in the file.
> >
> > So, to anyone who says that RLA invalidates the relational nature of
> > DB2, I say go Hex yourself.
> >
> > :)