Re: MONTHLY POSTING Informix vs. Sybase vs. Oracle vs. (gasp) MS

In article <662t08$ejo@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Peter Tashkoff <TashkoP@kiwi.co.nz> writes >In order to save us all some aggravation and bandwidth I have summarised = >Pablos argument (sic) and will now post it to the list on a monthly = >basis. (Which is a hugely less frequent basis than he currently does it) > >Herewith: >Pablo is smarter than anyone else on this list. > >Everyone who thinks that row level locking is important in any circumstance= >s at all is an idiot; unlike Pablo, who can see through all the marketing = >hype than all you bozos are too thick to see through. > >Pablo believes that it is better to spend endless hours tinkering with a = >program so that it will work with page level locking, rather than turn out = >3 or 4 workmanlike, business-level solutions in the same time-frame. But = >that does not matter because Pablo clearly does not have to account for = >his time, and his superiors probably do not know how unproductive he is. = >Besides Pablo, you see, is an *artiste*. (You probably don=27t understand = >that either.) > >If you disagree with Pablo you are an idiot. (See point 1, you are = >probably an idiot anyway) > >If you post a question that Pablo does not have an answer for, he will not = >answer it. > >Pablo is not biased towards Sybase, in spite of being the keeper of the = >FAQ, and being willing to bend logic to unsustainable lengths in order to = So what if he is the keeper of the FAQ, i'm the keeper of the Informix FAQ but I still think Sybase's bitwise indexes beat Informix for low cardinality data. >defend Sybase. If you think he is biased, it is just another example of = >how thick you all are. > >Pablo will die rather than abandon an indefensible position. > Don't make this personal or emotional. This is a TECHNICAL DISCUSSION ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ >Pablo will die rather than admit his position is indefensible. > >Pablo will die rather than admit his position is actually his position. > >If I have missed any points, please let me know, and I will add them to = >the next scheduled monthly posting. > >Peter Tashkoff <tashkop=40iname.com> >My opinions are my own, (Pablo, you just wish they were yours) > > > -- David Williams