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"Since I have spent the better part of my adult life in and around databases i will be the first person to tell you... there is very little you can build withou

by burrows 16y ago

"Since I have spent the better part of my adult life in and around databases i will be the first person to tell you... there is very little you can build without them." Seems that he just decided to entirely ignore systems programming, embedded device development, firmware development, etc. This statement is in dire need of a qualifier.

zbruhnke 16y ago
lol i did not decide to ignore any of the things mentioned here ... simply put, I was saying that I tie most things back into databases both in programming and within my mind, I often think in relation to databases and how they can interact with each other. my apologies for not expressing well enough that they do not do much all on their own or really even exist for that matter without several other factors. However my lack of recognition in the post was not a reflection of my understanding. sorry if it seemed that way
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
  While databases are powerful, to think that they are a necessary component for all types of work is a rather limited point of view. I have to say that less than 10% of my programming work involves or interacts with databases of any significant kind. Perhaps your experience, despite your claims, is insufficiently broad to recognise other possibilities.
  - zbruhnke 16y ago
    Again I did not say "All things tie into databases" I simply said I tie most things back into databases because thats how my mind works. I sold a company which wrote sharepoint plugins ... there were no database functions needed there, rather it was giving a database more functionality. I recognize many things do not rely on databases in a significant way and perhaps my experience is not sufficiently broad, however I certainly am capable of recognizing other possibilities
    - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
      OK, I guess I just don't understand you. Let's take a simple example - programming a toaster. How do you tie that back into a database?

by burrows 16y ago

zbruhnke 16y ago

lol i did not decide to ignore any of the things mentioned here ... simply put, I was saying that I tie most things back into databases both in programming and within my mind, I often think in relation to databases and how they can interact with each other. my apologies for not expressing well enough that they do not do much all on their own or really even exist for that matter without several other factors. However my lack of recognition in the post was not a reflection of my understanding. sorry if it seemed that way

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
While databases are powerful, to think that they are a necessary component for all types of work is a rather limited point of view. I have to say that less than 10% of my programming work involves or interacts with databases of any significant kind. Perhaps your experience, despite your claims, is insufficiently broad to recognise other possibilities.
- zbruhnke 16y ago
  Again I did not say "All things tie into databases" I simply said I tie most things back into databases because thats how my mind works. I sold a company which wrote sharepoint plugins ... there were no database functions needed there, rather it was giving a database more functionality. I recognize many things do not rely on databases in a significant way and perhaps my experience is not sufficiently broad, however I certainly am capable of recognizing other possibilities
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    OK, I guess I just don't understand you. Let's take a simple example - programming a toaster. How do you tie that back into a database?