Re: Modelling Considered Harmful

From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_ucantrade.com.NOTHERE>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:39:11 -0700
Message-ID: <0frs61d0nu3st2s07pq3qe89m1ot6cf0hb@4ax.com>

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:42:02 -0400, Kenneth Downs <knode.wants.this_at_see.sigblock> wrote:

>I wonder if anybody would care to dispute the thesis that use of the term
>"modelling" with regard to databases does more harm than good.
>
>The case can also be stated that databases are NOT models of reality. They
>are rather record-keeping systems. If it can be shown that databases are
>record-keeping, that record-keeping is not modelling, then it stands that
>we would not call databases models.

No. Databases could be both record-keeping and models.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko Received on Tue Apr 26 2005 - 11:39:11 CDT