Triple
T1531598
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code |
E32454
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Martin Fowler
Martin Fowler is a prominent software engineer and author known for his influential work on software design, refactoring, and agile methodologies.
|
E175369
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Martin Fowler | Statement: [Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, author, Martin Fowler]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Fowler Context triple: [Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, author, Martin Fowler]
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A.
Erich Gamma
Erich Gamma is a Swiss software engineer and one of the "Gang of Four" authors renowned for formalizing and popularizing object-oriented design patterns.
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B.
Ward Cunningham
Ward Cunningham is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing significantly to agile software development practices.
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C.
Fred Brooks
Fred Brooks was an influential American computer scientist and software engineering pioneer best known for managing IBM’s System/360 project and authoring the classic book "The Mythical Man-Month."
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D.
Bertrand Meyer
Bertrand Meyer is a Swiss computer scientist best known for designing the Eiffel programming language and pioneering the concept of Design by Contract in software engineering.
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E.
Kent Beck
Kent Beck is an influential American software engineer and author, best known as a pioneer of Extreme Programming, Test-Driven Development, and modern agile software practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Martin Fowler Triple: [Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, author, Martin Fowler]
Generated description
Martin Fowler is a prominent software engineer and author known for his influential work on software design, refactoring, and agile methodologies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Fowler Target entity description: Martin Fowler is a prominent software engineer and author known for his influential work on software design, refactoring, and agile methodologies.
-
A.
Erich Gamma
Erich Gamma is a Swiss software engineer and one of the "Gang of Four" authors renowned for formalizing and popularizing object-oriented design patterns.
-
B.
Ward Cunningham
Ward Cunningham is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing significantly to agile software development practices.
-
C.
Fred Brooks
Fred Brooks was an influential American computer scientist and software engineering pioneer best known for managing IBM’s System/360 project and authoring the classic book "The Mythical Man-Month."
-
D.
Bertrand Meyer
Bertrand Meyer is a Swiss computer scientist best known for designing the Eiffel programming language and pioneering the concept of Design by Contract in software engineering.
-
E.
Kent Beck
Kent Beck is an influential American software engineer and author, best known as a pioneer of Extreme Programming, Test-Driven Development, and modern agile software practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a885ea86308190998f6bc14bb91f8e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90816b5e88190aa92a8558e35744b |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad30942dc481908de85bd2ca30c0bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad3104afe88190a8d783dd38d4f2fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad31a17f5c8190b0d56b449f79cca5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.