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Re:My favourite interview question by joubert on Monday January 03, 2011 @09:49AM (#2063254)
The relational database model is actually a very good example of mathematical rigor, and comes out of the world of research.
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Re:My favourite interview question by edw519 on Monday January 03, 2011 @10:02AM (#2063289)
Good point. Sorry I missed that. (Although I have to admit I don't remember that last time I actually took anything to 4th Normal Form. It just seems like too much hammer for most problems at hand.)
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