Subject RE: [Firebird-Architect] The Commoditization of SQL
Author lnd@hnit.is
Oracle, despite it's name, is not quite an Oracle when it comes to
prophesies. 8 years ago some people argued SQL would be dead because of lack
of A, B and C - SQL added those few features A, B and C and is still very
alive...
IMHO, Laimis



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martijn Tonies [mailto:m.tonies@...]
> Sent: 13. febrĂșar 2004 12:47
> To: Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Firebird-Architect] The Commoditization of SQL
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> > >>Only 5 years left for SQL, according to this man....
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> > >>http://otn.oracle.com/pub/columns/melton_sql.html
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> > >>...and XQuery is the future.
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> > >>..not sure myself
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> > >Well, apparently SQL isn't all that, but XQuery??!!
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> > I wouldn't waste a lot of time worrying about Melton.
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> Didn't you say that about Celko either?
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> ;-)
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> Martijn
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