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Announcing ontologies.periscoped.io: A Worldwide Index of Prior Art for Your Data Model
Announcing ontologies.periscoped.io, a worldwide index of ontologies with a single API call, semantic chatbot, and viewer. Plus the disciplined process for using prior art without letting the schema go crazy.
Terrance MacGregor
The Ontology Already Exists: How to Find It Before You Build One
Someone has probably already modeled your domain. A field guide to the world's ontology registries — and how to reuse and enhance the right model fast.
Terrance MacGregor
Build an Ontology: The Competitive Advantage Hiding in Your Data
Your data isn't the problem, your model is. Here's how building an ontology turns a pile of data into a competitive advantage your AI and team can trust.
Terrance MacGregor
Stop Building on Shifting Sand: Lock Your Object Model Before AI Touches It
AI-assisted projects turn to slop when there's no foundation. Lock two files — a plain-English object definition and a derived data model — and AI has to build on rock instead of shifting sand.
We Gave Every AI Agent a Job Title: It Changed Everything
We broke AI agents into domain-specific subagents with explicit ownership of routes, types, and business rules. The codebase got better overnight.
Tiny Details Matter - Field Level Focus
It all starts at the smallest atomic level, which is your database fields. In order to build great software, you need to know the smallest details to include architecture, fields types, and field restrictions on a single data point.
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