The Diary of a Datum (2005) [pdf]
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A 2005 IBM research report titled 'The Diary of a Datum' is shared, exploring the lifecycle and management of data, with the community showing interest in its historical and technical insights.
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The conclusions section especially speaks to me as a data-oriented design zealot:
> That developers make such reuse of frameworks has been a boon for the development of large-scale applications. The flip side seems to be complex and poorly-performing programs. Developers can not make informed design decisions because costs are hidden from them.
As Mike Acton said[1]: if you don't understand the data you don't understand the problem, if you don't understand the cost of solving the problem you don't understand the problem, and if you don't understand the hardware you can't reason about the cost of solving the problem.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0ItVEVjHc