data & code
From: mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 00:47:48 +0200
Message-ID: <40b51e92$0$37789$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>
>>Dawn M. Wolthuis wrote:
>>>I'm really curious what the huge distinction is (as
>>>in "totally different").
>>
>>They have nothing in common.
>>
>>>Much of the data that I see queried is derived.
>>
>>And code is a way to specify the derivation rules.
>>It has nothing to do with data.
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 00:47:48 +0200
Message-ID: <40b51e92$0$37789$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>
x wrote:
> Alfredo Novoa wrote:
>>Dawn M. Wolthuis wrote:
>>>I'm really curious what the huge distinction is (as
>>>in "totally different").
>>
>>They have nothing in common.
>>
>>>Much of the data that I see queried is derived.
>>
>>And code is a way to specify the derivation rules.
>>It has nothing to do with data.
> > How do you call this: > 31 c0 b9 10 00 40 01 c0 49 e3 fb
I don't know what Alfredo would call it. I'ld call it a meaningless string of characters.
glossary - code
glossary - data
Some (e.g. prolog) don't care about the difference. Some (e.g. NIAM/ORM) don't care about what they have in common.
Does anybody dare to try to give some
reasonably acceptable descriptions?
BTW I am still looking for 'type'. Received on Thu May 27 2004 - 00:47:48 CEST