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The point was not that the comparison was not perfect, but that it was utterly wrong. SQL is not at a lower level of abstraction than procedural code, but at a
by taffer 7y ago
The point was not that the comparison was not perfect, but that it was utterly wrong. SQL is not at a lower level of abstraction than procedural code, but at a higher level.
Abstraction should make complex things easier, not harder.
- celticmusic 7y agoyou're still missing the point. An analogy cannot be wrong because it is not comparing anything. it's communicating an idea.
- jtdev 7y agookay, you win... let’s call it an illogical or even obtuse analogy.