At 3/9/2006 05:14 PM, Michael Kay wrote:
> >
> > Gee, Mike,
> >
> > I'm truly flattered at your assertion that [we] relational
> > people messed up
> > some "clean design".  Didn't realize we had that much power. ;^)
>
>Well, let's just say that I think we would have had a more coherent set of
>basic data types if we hadn't had so many people throwing in their
>ha'penceworth from diametrically opposite directions.

I wouldn't argue with that...


>Come to think of it, the same is probably true of SQL.

In SPADES!
    Jim


>Mike

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