Posted by Ed Murphy on 01/05/07 01:55

Shuurai wrote:

> --CELKO-- wrote:

>>>> The people who make a big deal of it are akin to the people who correct grammar errors to win an argument. <<
>> No, more like accountants, mathematicians or engineers who insist on
>> the proper terms, computations and mindsets to solve problems.
>
> I've worked with engineers and accountants for years. The ones who
> nitpick over syntax are typically the ones that like to nitpick in
> general.

Insisting on the proper mindset is appropriate, as the improper mindset
leads to e.g. use of cursors instead of joins. The thing with Celko is
that he frequently jumps on syntax, sometimes implies that there are
underlying mindset issues, and occasionally explains what those issues
actually are. :)

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