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Is it "overly" pedantic when making broad criticism of a given technology to at least be using the word that identifies said technology? RDBS is really common w
by altcognito 11y ago
Is it "overly" pedantic when making broad criticism of a given technology to at least be using the word that identifies said technology? RDBS is really common way to identify this class of products.
- Tenhundfeld 11y agoYou know what. I think you're right. It's not overly pedantic to say that the article shouldn't use SQL to mean RDBS – or RDBMS, as I see it more commonly. My comment was specifically in response to your approach, not your overall point: > What does that even mean? SQL is a wire protocol for relational queries. First, if we're being pedantic, I disagree with your usage of "wire protocol" to describe the SQL language, but I get what you're saying. What I was trying to comment on was your feigned confusion. It was perfectly clear to me what the author meant by "SQL" in the context of the article, and I think you understood too. If you had said something like, "SQL is a language and bad term to describe Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), which is what the author really meant," I wouldn't have commented. I probably would have upvoted actually, because I agree. Anyway, not a big deal, I don't think we're in conflict with the substance of your point, just how you chose to express it in this one example. Have a great day. :)