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

["Martin Lacher" <lacher@db.stanford.edu>]

* Sam Hunting
> I wouldn't go so far as to say that a graph is inherently more difficult
> to comprehend; I remain to be convinced in either direction. What I'm
> hoping to see is that an existing graph formalism can be used to describe
> the topic maps data model. Contrary to Steve Newcomb's assertion, the
> TMQL discussion in Austin wasn't about a processing model, but a data
> model. We need a data model in order to describe a processing model.
> Everything (the processing model, the query language, the ability to
> create interoperable implementations, etc.) relies on an accurate
> data model. I don't find it in the UML diagrams, and I'm hoping a formal
> graph language can provide this. Sam has asked several times if anyone
> knows of a formal graph modelling language, to no avail.

Would RDF be a suitable formalism to describe the topic maps data model
(data model understood as the data model an API exposes) ?

Martin


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