The Concept and Object Modeling Notation (COMN) is able to cover the full spectrum of analysis and design. This book will teach you: ��the simple and familiar graphical notation of COMN with its three basic shapes and four line styles ��how to think about objects, concepts, types, and classes in the real world, using the ordinary meanings of English words that aren't tangled with confused techno-speak ��how to express logical data designs that are freer from implementation considerations than is possible in any other notation ��how to understand key-value, document, columnar, and table-oriented database designs in logical and physical terms ��how to use COMN to specify physical database implementations in any NoSQL or SQL database with the precision necessary for model-driven development