Re: [ANNOUNCE] e4Graph 1.0a8 released

From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 23:13:47 GMT
Message-ID: <LGgXa.57760$o%2.29057@sccrnsc02>

"Jacob Levy" <jylevy_at_pacbell.net> wrote in message news:3F2CA270.5060109_at_pacbell.net...
> With
> e4Graph, you can arrange your data in the most natural form that
> reflects the relationships between its parts, rather than having to
> force it into a table-like format.

Is there a precise and formal definition of this "most natural form" of data? Can you explain what is the "most natural" form of 1:1, many:1, and many:many relationships in a graph? Are you familiar with the term "normal form?" Is it something like that?

Could you elaborate on what aspect of representing graphs as n-ary relations (aka tables) requires "force?"

Marshall Received on Sun Aug 03 2003 - 18:13:47 CDT