From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2007-03-22T07:19:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Object/Relational Mapping is the Vietnam of Computer Science

On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 07:05:07AM +0900, Rick DeNatale wrote:
> 
> All in all the self-policing of the wikipedia seems to work a lot
> better than it's press would have one believe, and there's some
> evidence that the wikipedia is just as, if not more, reliable on
> average than more 'respectable' and often more dated sources, like the
> Britannica which has been on an intermittent vendetta against it.
> 
> Not to belittle the point that it's certainly not a primary source and
> shouldn't be considered as such, any more than the other references
> cited.

I agree with that assessment 100% -- and not just because I was the
Wikimedia Foundation's first-ever paid employee.

I guess maybe I should have mentioned that disclaimer earlier.

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