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_at_ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:28:12 +0100
Message-ID: <427003eb$0$83082$ed2619ec_at_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.