Re: Thoughts on "Love Your Database"

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 12:34 AM, Vincent Veyron <vv(dot)lists(at)wanadoo(dot)fr> wrote:
> I like this quote from Fred Brooks :
>
> `Show me your code and conceal your data structures, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your data structures, and I won't usually need your code; it'll be obvious.'

I remembered it as 'Show me your tables,...", which looks even more
applicable in this list. A quick googgle search for SMYT did in fact
return a link to wikiquote at the top, it says "Show me your
flowcharts and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be
mystified. Show me your tables, and I won’t usually need your
flowcharts; they’ll be obvious. " from TMMM, so its normal I remember
it that way ( I still own it and reread some chunks every couple of
years. )

Francisco Olarte.