Re: Relational vs network vs hierarchic databases

"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote in message news:ZLGdnXxbiZXVYQHcRVn-rQ_at_comcast.com...
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> "Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.comREMOVE> wrote in message
> news:cnib1t$l0l$1_at_news.netins.net...
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> > Agreed. I'm interested in the interface between the machine and the
> person
> > being useful and easy to use for the person. The machine itself can
think
> > like a machine, and the person can adapt to think more like a machine,
but
> > to minimize errors we can present a user interface that is as intuitive
> for
> > the human as feasible. So, if relations are something the computer
likes
> > for implementing an organization chart, that's fine, but does the person
> > interacting with the computer (the IT professional modeling the data)
need
> > to think like the computer?
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> The interface between the machine and the person has relatively little to
do
> with the design of the database or the internals of the DBMS.

That person being the IT professional(s) -- I did not mean end-users. If we are talking about data modeling activities involving no people, then I don't care how those are done. Cheers! --dawn Received on Fri Nov 19 2004 - 01:35:17 CET