Schemata, Maps “Schema” comes from the Greek word schēmat or schēma, meaning “figure”. A diagrammatic representation. Broadly: a structured framework or plan: outline A mental structure of preconceived ideas, a framework representing some aspect of the world, or a system of organizing and perceiving new information such as a mental schema or conceptual model. Examples […]
The Digital World Computing MachinesMainframe Computers Analogue Valves Mainframe Computers Digital Personal Computors Workstations Desktop Mobile Tablet Mobile Phone Networks The Internet The World Wide Web Consumer Sites Stuff OnLine Virtual Reality Machine Learning Social Media People Manipulation Algorithms People Adaptive Algorithms INFORMATION Information Chaos Disinformation Information Modelling Tools
“The Paraphernalia of It All”Frank Zappa [will someone prove that I am not imagining all this or am actually all on my own][Remind me which track from which album?] The Paraphernalia The Idea is that the Gadgets (here, the tools, productivity, creativity) can get in the way, and be a bit of a barrier. Really?Yes […]
The Magic Browser ‘Frameworks’ BLOG POSTS I hope to write a series of BLOG POSTS – regarding some of the ideas around ‘Frameworks’ – in no particular order. Reading the Whole POSTDepending on the device you employ to display the Website BLOG POSTS, the trick is to select the POST Icon & Date to view […]
OBJECTS Object-Oriented; OOT object-oriented technology; OOP object-oriented programming; OOPL objecoriented programmig languages OBJECTS The term Object, is a key element of both the GST and OO concepts. An object in GST is often called an entity; however the terms are defined synonymously and refer to a fundamental building block of which the system is comprised. […]
1 – 2 – 3 – LOTS! I recall that – long time ago, at school, the teacher wrote on the board: 1 -2 – 3 – LOTS. I don’t remember exactly why she did this and what the context – the lesson – the learning was. I think it was about Scale & Complexity. […]
The Model is the Interface The Model with the Fewest Key Elements Representing the System, The Domain The HNS Browser, 1987: displayed on a Compaq Portable PC. The Model of the Human Nervous System – with the fewest key elements as Categories represented by (simple*, graphical symbolic) Containers as a “Browser” (browse, select/point and click). […]
An Evolutionary Series of Information Modelling CONSTRUCTS Created and explored in a series of projects – initiated by the Concept Demonstrator ‘The HNS Browser’ in 1986/7, originally picked up by IBM UK New Technologies Group at Hursley Park, Winchester (‘The GPE’ Project), and subsequently supported by Sun Microsystems, The Textile Industries Department at the University […]
The ‘Frameworks’ Browser The ‘Frameworks’ Browser is one of the 3 Principal Sections of the Magic Browser Website. The Magic Browser Website chronicles (i) the Context (ii) the Evolutionary Series of “Information Modelling Tools” and Prototype Demonstrator Applications developed and delivered during the late 1980s and through the 1990s under the banner of the ‘IMP […]
Structured Thinking Structured thinking is said to be a methodical and logical approach to problem-solving. It helps data professionals to break down complex problems into smaller, manageable parts, identify areas that need further investigation, and understand the relationships between different elements.‘Frameworks’ and Independent* Structured Thinking ‘Frameworks’ is about structured thinking, about managing chaos and reducing information […]
