Question for programmers re “Show me your flowchart and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won't usually need your flowchart; it'll be obvious." -- Fred Brooks, The Mythical Man Month (1975)
Where do logs fit in this idea?
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Ie, how much can you infer about an information processing system if you only have its logs to work with (both normal ops and crash) with no access to code/database schemas?
Assume logs are typical design, verbose, unencrypted, unobfuscated
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Another metaphor would be
Tables - legislation,
Logs - case law.
Cos that works both ways which is nice
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