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SQL, XML, and the Relational Database Model

Posted by simoniker on from the duke-it-out dept.

Kardamon writes "In an article on DBAzine, Fabian Pascal writes that SQL is not a good representation of the relational model, and is afraid the situation will get worse with XML and XQUERY. An overview of some of the reactions on the positions Pascal and also C.J. Date take on this issue is given in this article over at SearchDatabase.com by Sara Cushman."

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  1. Re:'scuse my ignorance but... by XMyth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, all the apps which are backed by SQL databases are crashing all over the place. After its several years in the field now SQL has been proven to be unstable, unreliable, and completely incapable of doing the job.

    Evidence of this is in the hundreds of companies who are completely unable to maintain a database of any significant size despite vendor claims to the contrary. Also, note the thousands of websites which routinely fail due to random database problems. It appears that all SQL products are sad implementations of a horrible standard which simply does not cut it .

    (the above is intended entire as sarcasm)

  2. Re:'scuse my ignorance but... by tanguyr · · Score: 4, Funny

    I get that too - then I show 'em the logs that show the database processor is mostly idle as it waits for their application to either request more data or finish working on what it's got!

    Here's one that'll make you howl: "sorting is a presentation-tier concern"

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