What Good Are Semistructured Objects? - Softcover

Adding Semiformal Structure To Hypertext

 
9781333812591: What Good Are Semistructured Objects?

Synopsis

This book explores a novel concept: adding semistructured objects and their interconnectedness to traditional hypertext, through which human and computerized processing can harmoniously coexist. The author posits these semistructured objects, customizable folders, and semiautonomous agents provide significant benefits, notably in summarizing the connections between related data and streamlining the process of searching through it with rules-based automation. Ultimately, the book argues that this unique approach allows users to strike a balance between utilizing formal structures for automated processing when appropriate while maintaining the flexibility and naturalness of informal representation for human comprehension. This balance is advantageous in a wide range of real-world applications, owing to the fact that many situations involving computers often require a nuanced understanding of the task domain that is best achieved through the combination of human and computerized strengths.

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