Re: Design/optimization advice?

[Isaac Blank]

"Steve Dassin" <rac4sqlnospam@net> wrote in message
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> "Alex Kuznetsov" <alkuzo@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Oct 17, 4:23 pm, --CELKO-- <jcelko...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> > >> I have a single table that stores data for many record [sic]s <<
>> >
>> > NO! Rows are not records. Columns are not fields. Huge differences
>> > conceptually and in many newer RDBMS physical implementations.
>>
>> No. Decent systems isolate us from implementation details, and there
>> is no practical need to learn if Rows are not records or not. In
>> Russina, rows and records are the same word with no impact on database
>> integrity whatsoever.
>
> You make a strong case for the field of sql database technology
> being an instance where less is more. I think you should work
> on 'order' next. It does nothing but confuse people. Keep up
> the good work
>
Yeah, I have always suspected that non-native speakers are much better
equipped with will and ability to clean up the language, be it English, or
SQL, or C++. Not to forget Shakespeare's "what's in a name?"

Hey, Steve, nice to see you alive and kicking