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Rapid Application Evolution and Integration Through Document Metamorphosis
The Harland document management system implements a data model in which
document (object) structure can be altered by mixin-style multiple inheritance
at any time. This kind of structural fluidity has long been supported by
knowledge-base management systems, but its use has primarily been in support of
reasoning and inference. In this paper, we report our experiences building and
supporting several non-trivial applications on top of this data model. Based on
these experiences, we argue that structural fluidity is convenient for
data-intensive applications other than knowledge-base management. Specifically,
we suggest that this flexible data model is a natural fit for the decoupled
programming methodology that arises naturally when using enterprise component
frameworks
Rapid Application Evolution and Integration Through Document Metamorphosis
The Harland document management syste