[REBOL] Re: The associative model of data (tm) ...
From: jason:cunliffe:verizon at: 27-Jan-2002 13:57
"Petr Krenzelok" <[petr--krenzelok--trz--cz]> wrote:
> http://www.lazysoft.com
> http://www.lazysoft.com/associativemodel/default.htm
>
> Has anyone heard of it already?
no.. but fascinating. thanks!
I just read the whitepaper pdf:
http://www.lazysoft.com/docs/whitepaper/2000amdwhitepaper2.pdf
and peeked at the onloine java versoin of hsi first implentation:
Sentences
It seems like a natural fit for REBOL, offering a tangible approach to the
and often promtoed example of dialecting:
<quote>
sell 500 shares of "Microsoft" if above $130 a share
It's not English, even though it sounds like English,
Sassenrath said.
Indeed, the company's press release describes it as being only
English-like.
</quote>
I had been wonderign how to jump from that charming idea to the reality of
implementing it. Simon Williams' Associative Model feels right...
Q0: What's wring with this picture?
Q1: Is this really new or is he reinventing a wheel with a fresh vocabulary?
Q2: Does this tally with the recent detaield discussion rebel database, or
is it a fresh approach?
./Jason