Should I become an Entrepreneur?
The workshop is intended as a self group assessment to find out some patterns of behaviour derived by previous conditioning (e.g. parents, school, etc.) in areas such as risk, money, and work. It helps...
Category: Expert Articles
Big Data for Good.
Roger Barca, Laura Haas, Alon Halevy, Paul Miller, Roberto V. Zicari. June 5, 2012: Big Data for Good. A distinguished panel of experts discuss how Big Data can be used to create Social Capital....
Data Modeling and Functional Modeling – Which Comes First?.
By Peretz Shoval February 2012: In the analysis phase of the information system development (ISD), the users’ requirements are studied and defined. In most ISD methodologies, the requirements are defined by two models: a...
Implementation of an Executable Conceptual Model (ECM).
By Reinhold Thurner August 2011: Conceptual models are a generally accepted approach to develop abstract models of the real world. ECM takes this concept one step further and uses a conceptual model also as a...
Tree Template.
By Michael Blaha November 2010:This chapter shows Tree Template. The tree is a term from graph theory. It illustrates the UML template for hardcoded trees. (The Appendix explains UML notation.) A Tree is a hierarchy...
Models
By Michael Blaha August 2010: Models provide the means for building quality software in a predictable manner. Models let developers think deeply about software and cope with large size and complexity. Developers can think abstractly...
Universal Antipatterns
By Michael Blaha August 2010: An Antipattern is a characterization of a common software flaw. As you construct models, you should be alert for antipatterns and correct them. When you find an antipattern, substitute the correction. Universal antipatterns are...
On NoSQL technologies. Part III: document stores, nosql databases, ODBMSs
By Roberto V. Zicari (Editor) et al. March 8, 2010 Abstract: I was asked to compare & contrast odbms systems to the new nosql datastores out there. So I have asked several people in the last...
The Object Database Language “Galileo” – 25 years later.
By Renzo Orsini February 10, 2010 Abstract: Sometimes a look at the past can be useful to put in the right perspective a hot new discussion. So I thought, when Roberto Zicari, editor of...
On NoSQL technologies. Part II.
By Roberto V. Zicari (Editor) et al. February 10, 2010 Abstract: This report collects the following interviews: NoSQL technologies: Interview with John Clapperton. Carl Olofson on “Nonschematic” databases. Are object databases “NoSQL” technologies? Interview with Luis...