Re: Modeling the TV Guide

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From: Rich R (rryan_at_cshore.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:08:17 GMT

You wrote:

 <Since you're teaching, why not model something a bit more logical and
> more suited to a RDBMS? Just curious.
>
> Zach

The reason why is that most examples of data modeling are cliches: Order
Entry, Project Tracking, etc. I wanted to show that data modeling works in
"every" domain. The TV Guide is logical in the sense that I ( as a user) can
find what I am looking for on a particular evening. Or a range of things I'm
looking for.

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