From: Austin Ziegler Date: 2007-03-22T08:52:36+09:00 Subject: Re: Object/Relational Mapping is the Vietnam of Computer Sci On 3/21/07, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2007, Chad Perrin wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 07:17:29AM +0900, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote: >>> can you give an example of some data which were not processed by at >>> least one peice of software, hardware, or meatware (people) before >>> they were stored? >> Wait -- we're talking about human beings as "applications" now!? > > heh. no, not quite ;-) i'm just pointing out the various steps which > take place before data are stored > > information -> applications -> data -> applications -> hopefully > new information > > but most people visulalize this like so > > data -> applications -> hopefully new information > > and in reality it's something more like > > ... information -> applications -> data -> applications -> > information -> applications -> data -> applications -> > information -> applications -> data -> applications -> > information -> applications -> data -> applications -> > ... > > it's simply a mistake to consider the data some sort of ultimate > 'starting point' imho. Well, it is (the ultimately starting point), although you may need a process to collect it in the first place. However, it is, as you said, a cyclical loop. To make what you're saying "accurate" is change the word from "applications" to "processes". Software applications are simply automating processes. -austin -- Austin Ziegler * halostatue@gmail.com * http://www.halostatue.ca/ * austin@halostatue.ca * http://www.halostatue.ca/feed/ * austin@zieglers.ca