Re: Lucid statement of the MV vs RM position?

"Jon Heggland" <jon.heggland_at_idi.ntnu.no> wrote in message news:e3abu6$j84$1_at_orkan.itea.ntnu.no...
> dawn wrote:
> > Jon Heggland wrote:

> >> In which case you do what is most convenient for the task at
> >> hand. Which is very different from designing the database, where you
(or
> >> at least I) want it (i.e. the logical model) to be as orthogonal,
> >> unbiased and simple as possible.
> >
> > In order to model as much meaning as feasible, I want my data modeled
> > in a biased way (a way biased toward meaning where color and paper are
> > different, see chat with JOG on this topic),

> "Biased towards meaning"---as opposed to what? Meaninglessness? I'm
> talking about biased towards query as opposed to update, or towards
> certain queries at the expense of others. Twisting reasonably accepted
> terms like that does not help your argument.

> FWIW, I don't endorse the entity-attribute thinking you (and JOG)
> indulge in. It confuses the issue, and does not contribute anything. For
> example, I consider treating colour and paper differently a flaw, not an
> advantage.

Give people a blank sheet of paper and they will stare at it for hours Received on Wed May 03 2006 - 16:39:13 CEST