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Re: The real world doesn't have an "other xyz", neithershould

  • From: Ihe Onwuka <ihe.onwuka@gmail.com>
  • To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:50:40 +0000

Re:  The real world doesn't have an "other xyz"
On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I see many XML instances (and corresponding XML Schemas) with an "other" catchall element.
>
> I wish to convince you that an "other" catchall element is contrary to one's objectives and should be avoided.
>
> First, a quote from the book, "Principles of Program Design" (Jackson Design Methodology):
>
>         The structure of a program must be
>         based on the structures of all the data
>         it processes.
>
> A corollary to that is:
>
>         Data should model the real world.
>
> So there is this deep connection:
>
>         real world --> data model --> program structure
>
> In the real world there is no "other" component: When was the last time you drove an "other car" or purchased an "other vegetable"?
>
> So it is wrong to create a data model for a nonexistent real world entity. Likewise it is wrong to write a program component for "other" data.
>

This is the point where you should read something like

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Uncertainty-Dennis-V-Lindley/dp/0470043830/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top


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