Re: [wsbpel] BPEL Primer Kick-off

[Thomas Erl <thomas.erl@soasystems.com>]

Hi John,

I have a flexible schedule over the next four business days, but it is
easiest for me to be available during the morning hours. I will be teaching
an SOA course Nov. 16-18 during which my availability will be limited.

Some proposed agenda items for our primer call:
- a preliminary identification of the target audience
- common scenarios for which we envision people having to apply WS-BPEL
- suggestions as to which parts of the language should perhaps not be
covered by the primer
- format of examples (case study examples, use cases, etc.)
- whether it's appropriate to provide best practices or supplementary
guidelines
- ideas for a preliminary, high-level document structure

With regards to the last point, I find that it is often effective to
organize this type of document into a handful of sections wherein each
introduces a distinct set of language elements and functions with
corresponding examples. Subsequent sections introduce new parts of the
language and more complex examples by building upon what was established in
previous sections.

Regards,
Thomas Erl
SOA Systems Inc. (http://www.soasystems.com)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Evdemon
To: wsbpel@lists.oasis-open.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:57 AM
Subject: [wsbpel] BPEL Primer Kick-off


Hello all,

I would like to have a BPEL Primer call for late this week or early next
(the goal is to squeeze a call in before our next BPEL call).  A toll-free
call-in number will be provided (we can also use the IRC resource if
needed).

Thomas has kindly donated a chapter from his recent book to assist with this
effort:
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/wsbpel/download.php/15176/Erl_SOA2_Ch16.pdf.

The objective of this first call is to determine who is interested, set the
scope of the primer and establish dates for the deliverables (probably an
initial draft, two revisions and a final version).  Given the progress on
issue closure we should be a bit aggressive on these dates.

What date/time works best for people interested in contributing to this
effort?

Thanks!

John