Re: NULLs: theoretical problems?

Ed Prochak <edprochak_at_gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

>I wonder how much of these discussions on NULL are echoes of
>discussions about numbers when ZERO was first introduced? Both are a
>practical solution to realworld business problems. 8^)
>
>How's this proposition?
>NULL can only be totally eliminated in a static database. Real world
>production databases need to deal with the situation of "we just don't
>know yet!", so we'll always have NULL.
>
>just some thoughts from a simple non-theorist.

     So create a table of stuff that we do not know about yet; IOW, a to-do list. No NULL required.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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