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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. It's about fscking time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't get me wrong, I love the president. But a recent interview with Irish television leaves me confused. Here are two quotes:

    "People join terrorist organizations because there's no hope and there's no chance to raise their families in a peaceful world where there is not freedom ... so the idea is to promote freedom and at the same time protect our security.

    "These people are willing to kill innocent people. They're willing to slaughter innocent people to stop the advance of freedom," Bush said.

    So which is it? Do people join terrorist organizations because there is not freedom or to stop the advance of freedom?

    Please advise. Thx.

    1. Re:It's about fscking time! by barks · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You are an inspiration for birth control!

      --

      Some aim to please, I aim to tease.
    2. Re:It's about fscking time! by MindStalker · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I know I shouldn't reply to something so off topic, but!.
      People join terror organizations because they want freedom. These organizations are ultimatly controlled by people who want power not freedom, so they brainwash their members to commit acts of terror against freedom.

      Any questions?

    3. Re:It's about fscking time! by MindStalker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Because they think they are going to fight for freedom, also realize most of these people join young. Anyways its basically like a cult.

  2. enter this into your relational DB by Sexual+Asspussy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    o FOR CODE REVIEW,o
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    l l ." ".
    l l /(o)-(o)\
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    l l \ \_/ / ._| '/
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    1. Re:enter this into your relational DB by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      should read "28/M/MICHIGAN". way to fuck it up, self.

      --sa

      p.s. I FAIL IT 2x

  3. wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    to a non-coder, this title makes no sense at all.

  4. Re:NIgga pleaes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THere aint no future in your frontin'

  5. Word of advice by fiannaFailMan · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I agree with what you're saying, but this was gonna get modded off-topic quicker then you can say 'they misunderestimated me.'

    Stick this in your journal, link to it from your sig, leave the journal entry open to comments, then post on /. with on-topic posts that are likely to get modded up. it's much more effective.

    --
    Drill baby drill - on Mars
  6. Re:NIgga pleaes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    aWWWwww dayamn, tha man kep a brotha' from makin first post.

    pourin' a cold 40 on my Athlon 3.2 fo mah dead homies

  7. Relational models by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    The article title
    Date defends relational model
    This sounds like some blogger's story of when they tried to tell someone they've been out with a couple of times that they don't want to see them any more.
  8. Totally off topic but... by DeepDarkSky · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does anybody find people who end their writing with "Caveat Emptor" pretentious and snobbish? I mean, it's like this: "I am superior enough to recognize a problem with something, and I advise you to be aware, because after all, I know better". "Caveat Emptor" is fine, it's how people use it, and from my perspective, I think it's taking on a snobbish tone, even if used correctly.

  9. Have you stopped beating your wife? by sebster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maps perfectly to the real world:

    1) You actually did beat your wife and have stopped doing so... answer the question with a YES.

    2) You actually did beat your wife and still doe, so you didn't stop beating your wife... the answer is NO.

    3) Any other case (like you don't have a wife, or never STARTED beating her, so you can't possibly stop), the answer must be NO.

    In my case, I'd have to answer with a NO ;-) If that doesn't give you the information you needed, you asked the wrong question.

    Greetings,
    Sebster

  10. Re:The problems of preemptive data typing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm so glad Slashcode splits up perfectly useful URLs but leaves this sequence intact.

    BTW, hello, Mr. Cheney. I hope you found this public outburst as therapeutic as the last one.

  11. Re:The problems of preemptive data typing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Unless you're writing specs for W3C, there's no reason to display a URL verbatim in a hypertext document. Not only is it ugly but it can't be used naturally.

  12. Re:The problems of preemptive data typing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    True. People should please learn how to make links.