Adam Machanic - Database Geek of the Week!
Adam Machanic is this week's Database Geek of the Week. Adam is an independent consultant, as well as a co-author of a SQL Server 2005 book. From the interview:
Doug: Have you done much with XML?
Adam: I have done a lot more than I like. If you read some of my writing, you’ll understand that I’m not a fan of what XML has become. XML is a document interchange format, and I think it’s wonderful in that regard. But when you try to mold it into a data management format, you suddenly run into all sorts of issues.
Using XML for data management is like jumping in a time machine and going back to the days of hierarchical DBMSs. We’ve been there, and we’ve seen the problems and ambiguities. So why go back? It’s unfortunate that many IT professionals are so affected by marketing that logic and common sense are ignored.
Reat the entire interview here.