Re: Data Display & Modeling

From: mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org>
Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 01:10:16 +0200
Message-ID: <409ac5d9$0$64453$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>

Dawn M. Wolthuis wrote:

> Let's say that someone likes to model data as functions [e.g.
> PERSON(key)=tuple ], in non-1NF and in di-graphs (so you can navigate your
> way through it), with a target implementation in XML or PICK. I have heard
> people say that is a good way to "view" the data, but we need to model it
> using relational theory.
>
> Given:
>
> 1. that there is a good non-relational way to view the data, such as one
> using di-graphs with functions on strings.

Both you and Leandro ask of a model to represent all data. Leandro rejects models that don't, you
asume they do when they don't. Received on Thu May 06 2004 - 18:10:16 CDT