I've come to appreciate that model, too. Somewhere in one of his talks, Rich Hickey goes on this great mini-rant about, "Why can't we just let data be data?"

I've come to appreciate that model, too. Somewhere in one of his talks, Rich Hickey goes on this great mini-rant about, "Why can't we just let data be data?" I wish I could remember exactly which one it is. Maybe "Simple Made Easy"?