Re: OO versus RDB

From: H. S. Lahman <h.lahman_at_verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:07:54 GMT
Message-ID: <Krbrg.23100$Ap2.14940_at_trnddc03>

Responding to Marshall...

>>>>How does using something like 'conceptual model' rather than 'paradigm'
>>>>help communication?
>>>
>>>Using precise terminology instead of vague terms with very broad
>>>meaning helps communication by limiting the possibilities for
>>>ambiguity. The vague terms have very broad "error bars" and
>>>it's quite difficult to pin down what is meant with those terms.
>>
>>But 'paradigm' is already well defined in any dictionary as a
>>'conceptual model'.

> 
> 
> Do you honestly think so? Do you really think that when you say
> "paradigm" that the majority of your readers interrpet that as
> "conceptual model"? Do you think that the word "paradigm"
> and the phrase "conceptual model" have equal specificity?

1st: of course. 3rd: No because the vast majority of words in English have multiple meanings for different contexts. But in a software development context the relevant meaning is always a conceptual model, so... 2nd: Yes.

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