Re: SQL statements for physical and logical files

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think that making One Rule For Every Circumstance denies the ability
of programmers to assess their environment and find the best way. I
don't advocate hard and fast rules for programmers with one exception:
brand new programmers who have no idea how to navigate the thousands of
decisions they need to make in order to write their first few production
programs. Raw beginners need a firm, limited framework they can work
within.

Reminds me of what English and music teachers have taught me about
poetic license and rubato: You have to master the rules before you can
know when to break them.

Despite the ardent and valiant efforts some have made in turning
programming into an engineering discipline, I believe that it's still
largely if not mainly an art.

John Y.