[Fwd: Re: [om-list] Responses]

[Luke Call]

Tom and other Packers wrote:

 > I didn't mean to sound like are plans were set in stone or anything.
 > I'm all for working out the design first.  If anything, I'm for 
working out

You're right, but I don't want to over-design either. I misunderstood
what you & Mark had in mind, I guess. I like Mark's Java comments--it
makes the most sense to me at this point, given the various opinions and
tradeoffs.

 > About UML, etc ... I've read about this stuff before, (my object
 > oriented programming class was based on the rational philosophy) and 
I have
 > mixed feeling about it, mostly leaning toward the negative side.
 > ....
 > Rational, that I fear that their method may warp our
 > OneModel into something similar to present popular OOA/OOD (object 
oriented
 > analysis and design), or prescribe information modelling paradigms 
that are
 > inconsistent with mathesis.

What I like about the process is the reminders about steps to consider
when doing architecture. I may be overdoing it but I've seen the pain of
non-design and RUP helps avoid that. It doesn't say that everything has
to be objects or impose a model on us--just helps us remember key steps
to consider when creating software. (Then hopefully the software helps
with the modeling of the world, after that.)


 > Maybe we're talking about two different levels here, such that a class
 > is not a node, but a node (and an internode and a metainternode) may be
 > defined as a class or object; and the two levels can remain pretty much
 > isolated, and not interfere with each other.  But if our OneModel is 
truly
 > good
 > at modelling arbitrary concepts, it should apply to that higher level 
even

I don't think it is ready to model a development process yet. I'm still
hoping to get it to do simple things nicely, then expand. :)


Thanks for your candor, Tom & all.

Hopefully a couple more emails coming today or tomorrow for your
reactions. Thanks.

Luke
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