# Martin Fowler - Temporal Patterns (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://martinfowler.com/logo-sq.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/57611325) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Martin Fowler]] **Full Title**:: Temporal Patterns **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [martinfowler.com](https://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/timeNarrative.html) **Host**:: [[martinfowler.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-01-15]] **Created**:: [[2026-01-17]] ## Highlights - Even worse we may want to know what two months ago we thought the state of the world six months ago was. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kf0q3pn7f55kxnkb6ssbd164)) ^977918707 - I think of the first dimension as **actual time**: the time something happened. The second dimension is **record time**, the time we knew about it. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kf0q8p8xapmx7wv41ttcssdk)) ^977919505