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Re: Picking the Tools

• From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• To: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@i...>
• Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 12:30:29 +0000

On 21 May 2001 10:02:36 -0500, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
> If one models at the level of UML, one should be able 
> to create both RDF and Topic Map instances of the UML 
> models.  Yes or no?
> 
> Given that we have XML Schemas, Topic Maps, RDF, and 
> so forth, isn't it prudent to work with an abstract 
> modeling technology such as UML over any of the above?

UML may be abstract, but it has roots in modeling methodologies I don't
find to be a good fit for XML.  XML documents aren't object-oriented
programs, whatever some people might think.

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