Re: OO versus RDB

H. S. Lahman wrote:
> Rersponding 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?

Marshall Received on Wed Jul 05 2006 - 17:19:22 CEST