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Rating: 
Summary: Metapattern explained with metaexamples
Review: 5+ stars for the author's depth of thinking
1- star for requiring the same depth of thinking from the reader
4 stars
A quote from an appendix: "Multicontextualism offers a powerful synthesis, a blend of analytical philosophy and structuralism. Or, as a friend remarked, it unites Wittgenstein I and II". If the name Wittgenstein means anything to you, let this be your warning about how abstract this book is. The author had provided an abundance of examples. In the spirit of the title, I would have to label them as metaexamples. They are too abstract. While reading this book I felt a state of weightlessness, struggling to locate any firm ground to support my understanding.
To get the full value out of this book may require more than one reading. After the first reading I am left with a valuable inspiration. What attracted me to this book in the first place? Simple and consistent treatment of time as a fundamental attribute of information objects. Treatment of the classification of information into multiple subjects.
See the publisher's web page for the detailed table of contents. A large part of the book consists of the reviews of several other books. This makes this text a review of a review, or a metareview. It may be helpful to read those books first. I did not. Here is the list of those books....
Chapter 6-9, 13:
[Advanced Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Using Uml] [by James J. Odell]
Chapter 10, 11:
[Business Process Engineering : Reference Models for Industrial Enterprises] [by August Wilhelm Scheer]
Chapter 12, 13:
[Data Model Patterns : Conventions of Thought] [by David C. Hay]
Chapter 14, 15:
[Analysis Patterns : Reusable Object Models] [by Martin Fowler]
Chapter 9:
[Framing Software Reuse: Lessons From the Real World] [by Paul G. Bassett]
[Business Specifications: The Key to Successful Software Engineering] [by Haim Kilov]
Rating:
Summary: Metapattern explained with metaexamples
Review: 5+ stars for the author's depth of thinking
1- star for requiring the same depth of thinking from the reader
4 stars
A quote from an appendix: "Multicontextualism offers a powerful synthesis, a blend of analytical philosophy and structuralism. Or, as a friend remarked, it unites Wittgenstein I and II". If the name Wittgenstein means anything to you, let this be your warning about how abstract this book is. The author had provided an abundance of examples. In the spirit of the title, I would have to label them as metaexamples. They are too abstract. While reading this book I felt a state of weightlessness, struggling to locate any firm ground to support my understanding.
To get the full value out of this book may require more than one reading. After the first reading I am left with a valuable inspiration. What attracted me to this book in the first place? Simple and consistent treatment of time as a fundamental attribute of information objects. Treatment of the classification of information into multiple subjects.
See the publisher's web page for the detailed table of contents. A large part of the book consists of the reviews of several other books. This makes this text a review of a review, or a metareview. It may be helpful to read those books first. I did not. Here is the list of those books....
Chapter 6-9, 13:
[Advanced Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Using Uml] [by James J. Odell]
Chapter 10, 11:
[Business Process Engineering : Reference Models for Industrial Enterprises] [by August Wilhelm Scheer]
Chapter 12, 13:
[Data Model Patterns : Conventions of Thought] [by David C. Hay]
Chapter 14, 15:
[Analysis Patterns : Reusable Object Models] [by Martin Fowler]
Chapter 9:
[Framing Software Reuse: Lessons From the Real World] [by Paul G. Bassett]
[Business Specifications: The Key to Successful Software Engineering] [by Haim Kilov]
Rating: 
Summary: Ontological mappings to different contexts
Review: I purchased this book about 4 years ago and did
not understand it on the first read. After studying functional languages such as O'Caml,
SML/NJ, Haskell, and Common Lisp specifically
CLOS along with ontological editors such as Protege
the lights started coming on. This book is years
ahead of its time and will one day be recognized
for the master piece that it is. That day will
come as XML B2B integration efforts turn towards
ontological mappings as the means of engineering
the flow and configuration of content in time and
context. Much of the theoretical foundations presented
here will one day be applied to data warehousing
also. When that day comes this book being resold
now for pocket change will likely become a
collector's item. I hope Pieter goes ahead and
publishes his next title Semiosis & Sign Exchange,
Conceptual Grounds of Information Modeling. Pieter
is a true visionary.
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