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The Horizon Problem Paradigm
The Horizon Problem Paradigm attempts to clarify issues related to project scope and boundaries that affect the reusability of objects in the data model.
Rationale
- The entity-attribute-relationship meta-model used by most data modelers, and all data modeling tools, is wrong.
- The distinction between attribute and relationship properties is highly contextual, based on the scope horizon of the project.
- Attributes are relationships at the horizon of analysis.
- Expand the horizon, and the attributes become relationships to additional entities identified by those attributes.
Trigger
- Occurence of multiple or recurring attributes and relationship pairs that represent the same fact in different contextx throughout the data model.
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