Re: Modelling Considered Harmful

From: Paul <paul_at_test.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:28:12 +0100
Message-ID: <427003eb$0$83082$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>

Kenneth Downs wrote:
> It is not a dramatic distinction, but I believe it is real. By the
> definitions I offered in my OP, the RM is a Model but a database is a
> system of records. They are not the same thing, and whenever you call a
> horse a car you can run into trouble. Nothing deeper than that.

from your orginal post, one of the definitions of "model" was:

6. a simplified description of a complex entity or process

I'd argue that any database is a model in this sense, and that there isn't any useful distinction to be made between "models" and "systems of records".

Paul. Received on Wed Apr 27 2005 - 16:28:12 CDT