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by cortesoft 2716 days ago
You didn't say "should not be allowed near a production database" you said "database"

That is very different. This was a 16 year old kid trying to mess around and learn stuff, he should be able to be around databases all he wants. I wouldn't hire him as a DBA, but he should be able to learn without having to wait for more advanced math.
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coldtea 2716 days ago
>You didn't say "should not be allowed near a production database" you said "database". That is very different.

And that's what I meantt, so since you agree that's "that's very different", we're on the same page.

>a 16 year old kid trying to mess around and learn stuff, he should be able to be around databases all he wants

Well, it's not like a comment on HN is going to stop them.

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cortesoft 2716 days ago
Well, you were replying to someone who said they learned SQL for their Django site when they were 16, and you admonished them for not knowing Cartesian products and using a database... so it was certainly not clear that you meant a production database.
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