What one chooses to do on his/her own or what one chooses to believe is his/her business. However, when it is brought into a public forum, that is when it is open to debate.

I think it is safe to say that all of use engage in R & D to one degree or another. However, when it comes to sessions at technical conferences, most folks want info they can use today. Further, most folks want that info presented in a practical manner...



>>Hi Al...
>John,
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>>Your point is well taken. However, you also have to remember that what we do is not a pure science.
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>I agree, it's not pure science, but in my case there is a certain amount of my work which is kind of scientific. Personally, I like to research user-interfaces and database optimization. Though many of us don't need to do this, I do quite a lot research on GUIs and all kinds of DATABASE optimizations.
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>>Rather, it is a business endeavor. We are not splitting atoms or finding the secrets of DNA structures.
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>Well I try to discover the best GUI interface, the best optimization method and the best data structures. Though you could disagree this in being scientific, personally I think it is... ;-)
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>Walter,