Re: the relational model of data objects *and* program objects

Kenneth Downs wrote:
> Assertion: complete specification of actions in meta-data, as
described
> elsewhere in the thread, is the easiest way to produce testing, and
it also
> converts version control into an entirely new animal.

Testing I understand - how do you see version control changing?

> Also, dependencies can be tracked very well. If somebody says, "We
need an
> A/R module in this new system, but not A/P or G/L", you can run a
SELECT
> out of the dd for all objects that depend on the A/R subs ledger, and
this
> is the spec that must be fed to the builder.

Excellent points.

• Eric