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Re: Stability of schemas -- frequency of versioning

• From: John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>
• To: Jim Melton <jim.melton@oracle.com>
• Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:47:31 -0500

Jim Melton scripsit:

> Schemas are the primary way of making such determinations, both in the 
> XML domain and in the relational domain.  While the cost of re-doing all 
> of those schemas every year is obviously high, the benefits are vastly 
> greater than the costs (just ask Intuit if you have any doubts).

Only in the sense (after Bastiat) that the more little boys who break
windows with rocks, the more work there is for window-glaziers.  The
net social effect, however, is undesirable.

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  • Stability of schemas -- frequency of versioning
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Re: Stability of schemas -- frequency of versioning
    • From: Jim Melton <jim.melton@oracle.com>