Paul Alagna

All;
I might be off base here (that happens) but I think I should introduce myself to this group. My career started out as a computer mechanic that transitioned thru network mechanic to programmer to systems designer to data engineering to retired.

    We may clash but I'm diplomatic - I was born and raised on the streets of Brooklyn NY. I know, painfully, that conversations get heated unless you choose your words. And angry people are just annoying and a waste of time.
    But clashes will happen because:
    I tend to be terse; because I think my sentences get down to the heart of the question. If you don't think so please challenge me to explain myself. Also, I try not to let it happen, but sometimes my leaps of faith go unexposed. Again please challenge me to explain myself. 
    I'll also challenge your definitions:
    the first act of a good researcher is to throw rocks at his idols - these might be your idols too. Don't take it personally. 
    I build languages and compilers. I tend to question anything I can't test; or render into Python,SQL or BNF (I already have in my toolbox an EBNF to Python compiler)
    I believe Standards MUST be unambiguously implementable. 
we should maintain a language agnostic format BUT at some time we have to be able to prove the ability to implement in some programming language.
the horror stories are there- RS232 was troublesome till the a,b,c variations were created. HL7 v3 can not be fully implemented with the current state of Object Databases.
    All spelling and grammatical errors were put there for your surprise and delight. Elsewise, understand I make mistakes. point me to your sources, I'll point you to mine. We can learn together.