Re: [xtm-wg] A challenge on "the graph"

[Lars Marius Garshol <larsga@garshol.priv.no>]

* Murray Altheim
|
| I'm looking for a model that is in some way comprehensible and
| useful as a model for those who attempt to write applications that
| process topic maps. If it doesn't do that, it's an academic
| exercise.

* Sam Hunting
| 
| "So?" These two positions are othogonal.
| 
| Describing the PM in a clear way is an editorial problem that is
| certainly soluble. It is not a technical problem.

I think what Murray is trying to say is the graph-based model is
inherently more difficult to comprehend and make use of for those who
are to implement topic maps. 

I would say that the same is the case for ordinary users. The
infoset-based approach provides the reader with a very easy to grasp
overview of what the model actually looks like.

So while you can of course specify the processing model using a graph
I think doing so would make the model harder to write and also harder
to read. That is the primary reason why I oppose that approach.

--Lars M.



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