Owen and others,
I think this is a great suggestion and would like to participate in
such discussions. Your suggested time slot works for me. Please keep
me posted.
-Corvas
On Jun 26, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> I'd like to start a new series of tech discussions @ the complex in
> the 11:30-12:30 Wed time slot. The theme is to complete the
> Hollywood Model (HM) that Steve has articulated so well.
>
> HM Phase I: Projects, like Movies, have a life cycle: the initial
> proposal, team organization, implementation, and team dispersion.
> Independent subcontracting is used to create an ecology which is
> very responsive to the movie industry.
>
> Our focus on projects within the complex is the first step in our
> own, Santa Fe Tech version of the HM. Our own version of Phase I
>
> But to complete the HM, we need Phase II: interoperability and
> standard frameworks. The tools that form the practitioner's kit,
> along with the interoperability that allow multiple practitioners to
> work together in order to form the project teams. Hollywood teams
> have a pipeline that includes standards and interoperability, but
> with latitude within groups as to how they perform their magic.
>
> So I'd like to start a set of discussions that focus on what
> technologies we feel are core to our projects within the complex.
> The first meeting will be broad, discussing the areas of interest
> such as modeling, visualization, deployment (web vs desktop).
>
> After we decide on our "ecology", we'll begin topical meetings. An
> example would be Roger's exploration into SVG recently, building a
> nifty clock entirely in JavaScript. Another would be Steve and I
> discussing the Merton project where we use GAE (Google App Engine)
> including Python on the server side, JavaScript (AJAX & Google Maps)
> on the client, and XML for communication between the two.
>
> -- Owen
>
> [Sorry for the wide mailing, but I didn't want to miss anyone who'd
> be interested.]
>
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