> - Advocating an understanding of Codd & Date’s work on relational theory.

Well...if you want, pick up a copy of the book I wrote and you will see what I have to say about Codd and Date....< bg >...

> - Advocating the reading of unbiased books e.g. Code Complete by Steve McConnell.

I believe we mention this as a valuable resource in our Fox Book...< bg >..


> - Advocating use of (any) formal methods e.g. Quality Control, Testing, Design Methodologies (Yourdon, Jackson, SSADM, etc.), Design Patterns, etc.

I believe I wrote the chapter in our Fox book that discusses how to implement UML and Rational Rose...< bg >....

> - Advocating use of SQL instead of xBase style DML, in particular an emphasis on ANSI SQL.

This does not even warrant a response as the record is clear that I advoate SQL as a backend...


> - Advocating membership of professional organizations.

You mean like the ACM... This is a personal choice...It is not a substantive issues.

> - Advocating participation at a local developer group.

This is also a personal choice...

> - And so on and so forth.


Sorry Houston...what was your question.... When you have a few books under your belt, 50+ articles, and a few conference presentations under your belt....then maybe, just maybe, you will be able to cast a few stones my way....