Here are the topics that I hope to cover in this blog:

  • Knowledge Theory
    • Dimensions: entities, time, perspective(observer)
  • The Abstract Model
    • Is implementing a purely abstract model a good idea?
    • What would a purely abstract model look like?
  • Modeling Tools
    • UML – entity diagram?
    • UML – instance diagram
    • Linguistic modeling
  • Data Modeling Techniques
  • Uniqueness – maintaining uniqueness of entities
    • Deduping and Hubs
    • Namespaces, URNs vs URLs
    • IDs and GUIDs
  • The Time Dimension: Revisioning and Editing
  • The Cultural Dimension: Localization and Internationalization
  • UI Navigation – mapping navigation to the model
  • Codes and Categorization
    • ISO
    • Typical use cases: accounting codes, etc.
    • Locale
    • Taxonomies
  • Content Management

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