Serge Rielau wrote:
>> This may well send a few blue suiters into apoplexy but I'll list just
>> a few:
>
> Is that an accidental acknowledgment of IBMers having brains?
> Don't worry I'm hardy, got to be, living in Canada.
>
> German lesson #1: the meaning of "Einen Bock schiessen"
>
>> user defined data types with inheritance and methods
>
> First DB2 Datajoiner, then merged into DB2 UDB V7 for LUW
> I did Q.A. for structured types as a student in Almaden 8 years ago
> - implemented inline SQL PL for efficient methods - loads of fun,
> learning SQL from Don Chamberlin himself.
>
>> object-relational views
>
> First in DB2 UDB V5.2 for LUW.
> My first born, aren't they beautyful :-)
>
>> object tables
>
> First in DB2 UDB V5.2 for LUW.
> Oracle 10g still doesn't seem to have subtables. No UNDER clause...
>
>> array processing
>
> There you go. Oracle invented the array ;-)
> One point for participation.
>
>> Of which I am very thankful for all.
>
> You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. IBM put a lot of love into these.
> http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/r/Rielau:Serge.html
>
>
> Hi Daniel, my name is Serge, I know first aid, can I help you?
> Dispatch we have an _unresponsive_ UC-Wa (Extension) teacher!
> Unbelievable!
>
> Either way, I have nothing to add to this thread.
This wasn't about who got there first. It was about non-relational
extensions to the relational engine. If you are proudly proclaiming
that DB2 is also non-relational ... then it leads to wondering why
the person that challenged Mark Townsend did so at all doesn't it.
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Received on Wed Jun 16 2004 - 22:24:23 CDT
