Re: Senior Oracle DBA now Learning Informix by Request

>> >>Daniel, >> >>Whether by intent or by defect, you're definitely not the sharpest tool in >>the shed. >> >>First you lose points cause you don't understand about language theory. >>You posts on PL/SQL go nowhere and don't address the key points. >> >>Second you don't understand about tech analysts and investing. >> >>Third, you don't seem to understand about the history of the companies >>that Oracle has purchased. >> >>Hint: Go back and take a look at the marketplace for times ten's in memory >>products. >>Hint: Times Ten was on the chopping block for a year before anyone aka >>Larry, put them out of their misery. >> >>Oh there's more, but from history, you can't grasp more than 3 points in a >>post. >> >I'm not into Oracle as a company ... I am into technology as it may prove >useful in furtherance of other goals. >I know some of what TimesTen is slated for in the future. That is all that >matters to me. > >Their former misery isn't on my radar screen. My next sales opportunity in >January? Quite another matter. > Ok. Based on your track record of picking and choosing the technologies that you work with, you're not doing a very good job. ;-) BTW, OO technology has been around for over 20 years. BS published his first C++ reference in what? '84? You have had Objective C, SmallTalk, Java, then microsoft's C#, all OO based. You're just too funny. >-- >Daniel A. Morgan >University of Washington >damorgan@x.washington.edu >(replace x with u to respond) >Puget Sound Oracle Users Group >www.psoug.org > _________________________________________________________________ Fixing up the home? Live Search can help http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmemailtaglinenov06&FORM=WLMTAG

[cutting] > Ok. > Based on your track record of picking and choosing the > technologies that you work with, you're not doing a very good job. ;-) > > BTW, OO technology has been around for over 20 years. BS > published his first > C++ reference in what? '84? You have had Objective C, > SmallTalk, Java, > C++ then > microsoft's C#, all OO based. OK now you are making me feel old, I was writing Object Oriented LISP back then :-( A stunningly powerful language IMNHO Paul Watson Tel: +44 1414161772 Mob: +44 7818003457 Web: www.oninit.com Growing Old is Mandatory Growing Up is Optional Attend IDUG 2007 San Jose, North America May 6-10, 2007 Visit http://www.iiug.org/conf for more information.