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On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 12:21:53PM -0500, Roger L. Costello wrote:
>I have some questions about something that you said: "Applications come and go
>but data lives forever". I believe that when you say "data" you are referring
>just to the string:
>
><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
><aircraft>
> <elevation>12000</elevation>
></aircraft>
>
>and not to any data model that might be associated with this string. Thus,
>this string endures over time but not data models (or applications). Right?
>
>This seems a bit unsettling to me. It is the data model that provides meaning
>to the string. The data model allows me to understand the aircraft and
>elevation elements. I would imagine that it is the combination of the data
>and the data model which endure. What are your thoughts on this? /Roger
I certainly don't think so. After all, the above example obviously refers
to the showcasing of scale-model airplanes, and the elevation element is in
thousands of an inch.
Right?
Amy!
--
Amelia A. Lewis amyzing {at} talsever.com
The flesh is strong. The spirit stronger. So shed your skin, baby.
Let it through. Come on over.
-- Amy Ray
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