STL: Structured Thinking Language R0.3

I had a bit of an epiphany today. What I realized is that by structuring Structured Thinking Language as I have, everything can evolve as lists. Each VERB is simply the addition of another list to the NOUN you are working with.

Six Verbs: CREATE, RELATE, REPORT, RECORD, AFFORD, ENGAGE

Six Nouns: MOTIVE, LOCALE, OBJECT, METHOD, PERSON, MOMENT

Four Adjectives: INDUCED, DEDUCED and IMPLICIT, EXPLICIT

CREATE INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
     NOUN
        (   nounname_1,
            ...,
            nounname_n
        );       

RELATE INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
     NOUN.nounname TO
                (    NOUN_1.nounname_1,
                     ...,
                     NOUN_n.nounname_n
                );         

REPORT INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
    NOUN.nounname
                (    attributename_1,
                     ...,
                     attributename_n
                );       

RECORD INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
    NOUN.nounname.attributename
                (    constraintname_1,
                     ...,
                     constraintname_n
                );         

AFFORD INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
    NOUN.nounname
                (    SELECT
                     INSERT,
                     UPDATE,
                     DELETE
                )
                ON
                (   NOUN_1.nounname_1,
                    ...,
                    NOUN_n.nounname_n
                );         

ENGAGE INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
SELECT|INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE

Obviously, it still needs work, but we can see where the Structured Thinking Language adds value to the design process. SQL does have it’s place in data manipulation. However, STL has a place in data definition. See the related posts for background information on this syntax.

Related Posts:

• Structured Thinking Language R0.1
• Structured Thinking Language R0.2
• Implicity and Explicity
• Listening is Inductive; Speaking is Deductive
• The Six Hats, Six Coats Framework

• Systema: Seven Hats, Seven Links

SQL Designer

Came across this interesting online database design tool demo called SQL Designer.

Give it a go!

STL: Structured Thinking Language R0.2

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
– Arthur Koestler

I find I hated the Six Hats being six adjectives in STL R0.1 so I am changing them back to verbs:

1. CREATE refers to the creation of entities. Meaning. Capability.
2. RELATE refers to the creation of relationships. Uniqueness. Portability.
3. REPORT refers to the creation of attributes. Value. Reliability.
4. RECORD refers to the creation of constraints. Business Plan. Profitability.
5. AFFORD refers to the creation of affordances. Adoption. Usability.
6. ENGAGE refers to the creation of manipulations. Evangelism. Availability.

The Six Coats remain the unchanged nouns:

1. MOTIVE refers to the rules of the system.
2. LOCALE refers to to the nodes of the system.
3. OBJECT refers to the data of the system.
4. METHOD refers to the functions of the system.
5. PERSON refers to the people of the system.
6. MOMENT refers to the events of the system.

Giving us the following:

INDUCE and DEDUCE will be changed to the adjectives INDUCED and DEDUCED.

Now that we have the verbs, adjectives and nouns of STL we can work on Release 0.2 of the syntax:

CREATE INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
     NOUN.nounname;

RELATE INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
     NOUN.nounname
                (   MOTIVE.motivename,
                    LOCALE.localename,
                    OBJECT.objectname,
                    METHOD.methodname,
                    PERSON.personname,
                    MOMENT.momentname
                ); 

REPORT INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
    NOUN.nounname.attributename; 

RECORD INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
    NOUN.nounname.attributename.constraintname; 

AFFORD INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
    NOUN.nounname
 	(	SELECT,
 		INSERT,
 		UPDATE,
 		DELETE
 	); 

ENGAGE INDUCED|DEDUCED IMPLICIT|EXPLICIT
SELECT|INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE
    NOUN.nounname.attributename.value;

That’s it for now. Time to get some sleep.

Related Posts:

• Implicity and Explicity
• Listening is Inductive; Speaking is Deductive
• The Six Hats, Six Coats Framework

• Systema: Seven Hats, Seven Links