Curt Monash that reports his conversation with Darren Wood, the lead developer for the Infinite Graph database product.
From last June (2010) but I think after reading it, you will agree it was worth bringing up.
A couple of goodies from his thoughts on edges:
- Edges are first-class citizens in Infinite Graph, just as nodes are.
- In Infinite Graph, edges can also have effectiveness date intervals. E.g., if you live at an address for a certain period, that’s when the edge connecting you to it is valid.
The second point, edges with date intervals, may have a bearing on a recent series of posts by Robert Cerny to the Topicmapmail list. (See: “Temporal validitity of subject indicators?” in the second quarter archives, early May 2011)
Is that timing for an association?
Tracking the relationships in Sex in the City would require such an ability.