Concept-oriented model: Modeling and processing data using functions · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1911.07225/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTConcept-oriented model: Modeling and processing data using functions — mentioned by asavinovhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26760909urn:hackerpapers:mention:1911.07225:26760909Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:11:11 GMT<p>&gt; This is closer to the way that humans perceive the world — mapping between whatever aspect of external reality you are interested in and the data model is an order of magnitude easier than with relational databases. One approach to modeling data based on mappings (mathematical functions) is the concept-oriented model [1] implemented in [2]. Its main feature is that it gets rid of joins, groupby and map-reduce by manipulating data using operations with functions (mappings). &gt; Everything is pre-joined — you don’t have to disassemble objects into normalised tables and reassemble them with…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1911.07225/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.DB