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Our guide to data models is here!

Last month, we explained on how we commonly design our REST API for our products. But apparently, some people still don't understand what the “model-centric path approach” actually mean. Now, we admit that it might be technical to explain here. In short, we are talking…

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Data Models

A data model is simply an exemplary role model for organizing data, that is, how certain data should look, be organized, and behave in general. Update 27 March 2025: Significant addition and revision on the Relationships section. This includes differentiating a Relation (which is practically known as a Table) with a…

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Data, Information, Knowledge

Data, information, and knowledge are three related, but different things. These three relates on how humans and businesses observe and work in their environment, which can be practically applied to information systems. Data refers simply to raw facts and figures. Alone it tells you nothing. The…

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