Re: Service description value for hypermedia?

On Jun 16, 2005, at 4:08 PM, Jan Algermissen wrote:
>
>>> Mark B.:
>>> I don't doubt that there might be exceptions, but I'm confident it's
>>> the general case, yes.
>>>
>> If you are correct and folks write custom libraries for all web  
>> applications for a variety of common programming languages then  
>> I'd agree with you: we don't need a web application description  
>> language and we can all go do something else instead.
>>
>
> Sorry to be nit picking, but I want to make sure I understand  
> correctly:
>
> By Web application you guys refer to things like
>
> - a Google search
> - an Amazon purchase
> - a ticket in a trouble ticket system
> etc.
>
> yes?
>
Sort of. I'd say an Amazon purchase was part of the application but  
not its entirety, that would include searching, item inspection and  
all the other stuff you can do with Amazon.

Marc.

>
>> But, FWIW, I'm not convinced that this will happen and hence think  
>> that a standard format for describing such applications has some  
>> potential utility.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Phew, I'm glad I got my point across.  I was having www-ws-arch
>>> flashbacks for a moment there. 8-) Thanks for hearing me out on this
>>> complex issue.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I was perhaps fortunate to miss out on the www-ws-arch discussions.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Marc.
>>
>> ---
>> Marc Hadley <marc.hadley at sun.com>
>> Business Alliances, CTO Office, Sun Microsystems.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Marc Hadley <marc.hadley at sun.com>
Business Alliances, CTO Office, Sun Microsystems.