- Fabian Pascal
Fabian Pascal is a consultant to large software vendors such as
IBM ,Oracle Corporation , andBorland , but is better known as an author and seminar speaker. Born inRomania , Pascal lives in theSan Francisco ,California area of the U.S., and works in association withChristopher J. Date .Pascal is known for his sharp criticisms of the
data management industry, trade press, current state ofhigher education ,Western culture and allegedmedia bias . Pascal advocates strict adherence to the principles of the relational model, and argues that departing from the model in the name of pragmatism is responsible for serious data management troubles. Criticism of Pascal's advocacy often centers around his polemical style, which some perceive as overly confrontational and unprofessional. [ [http://www.gadgetopia.com/post/4299 Fabian Pascal is Smarter Than Me:Gadgetopia 2005/09/3] ]Quotes
* "A lot of what is being said, written, or done in the database management field — or whatever is left of it — by vendors, the trade press and "experts" is irrelevant, misleading, or outright wrong. While this is to a degree true of computing in general, in the database field the problems are so acute that, claims to the contrary notwithstanding, technology is actually regressing!" [ [http://database.ittoolbox.com/blogs/featuredentry.asp?i=5426 Viewpoint of a Database Analyst: A Database Design Principles Blog:by alf_pedersen (Database Analyst) Censoring happens in the US...posted 8/19/2005 ] ]
* "The relational model is application of science — logic and math — to database management. The notion that one is "fanatic" about that is tantamount to claiming that civil engineering is fanatical about the laws of physics. Such a claim reveals problems more serious than ignorance of data fundamentals, and THAT is what deserves disdain." Fabian Pascal, August 29 2005 [ [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.oracle.misc/browse_thread/thread/df51365a5f7bb465/1c70aef18afc44c4?#3ce5afc136c5f5c3 What do Oracle professionals think of Fabian Pascal? - comp.databases.oracle.misc | Google Groups:] ]
References
ee also
*
Christopher J. Date
*Hugh Darwen
*David McGoveran
*Nikos Lorentzos
*POOD (Principle of Orthogonal Design )
*POFN (Principle of Full Normalization )External links
* [http://dbdebunk.com/ DBDebunk.com] (Fabian Pascal's website)
* [http://www.wilshireconferences.com/interviews/pascal.htm "Truth, Fads and Principles: What's Wrong with the Database Industry?"] (An interview with Fabian Pascal)
* [http://www.dbazine.com/top-auth/top-auth-pascal/ Articles by Fabian Pascal at DBAzine.com]
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