Re: "Team" members wanted

Hi, I've just refactored an introductory document to the framework I'm
proposing for Business Integration. Don't hesitate in commenting or
reviewing. Be patient please, it's a first draft. I've tried to be more
concise than in previous documents. Thanks!


https://github.com/CognescentBI/BISemantics/blob/master/Document.pdf

Best,
Sebastián Samaruga
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http://exampledotorg.blogspot.com.ar/2017/09/hi-everyone-im-sebastian-software.html


On Oct 31, 2017 8:57 PM, "Sebastian Samaruga" <ssamarug@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi. It's really encouraging to find people interested into achieving
> similar goals. Mostly when the whole community seems to be looking at other
> side and the support comes from an organization like the OMG.
>
> I'll try to respond inline each part of your message:
>
> On Oct 28, 2017 1:10 PM, "Cory Casanave" <cory-c@modeldriven.com> wrote:
>
> Sebastián,
>
> We may have some goals in common. We are currently working on a reference
> implementation for “Semantic Modeling for Information Federation” (SMIF),
> an OMG standard in progress. Here is a link to the current draft:
> https://github.com/ModelDriven/SIMF/blob/master/NextS
> ubmission/SMIFSubmissionMasterDocument.pdf
>
> I've tried to read the specification. It's really 'formal' in shape but a
> little bit narrow less in scope. It defines lots of artifacts and their
> roles in the way of 'usual' models of models approach of trying to solve
> anything. My approach would be to have a metamodel that could render any
> model (including the model itself)
>
> The foundation meta-model is designed to support a variety of modeling,
> data languages and technologies as well as mapping semantics. There is
> already one commercial implementation of the UML/OWL binding (which makes
> it much easier to create and reuse SW models): https://www.nomagic.
> com/product-addons/magicdraw-addons/cameo-concept-modeler-plugin
>
> If a foundation meta-model is meant to be built for business integration,
> both in the producers side of the coin as in the consumers side everything
>
> should be homogeneus as for being able to regard resources comming or
> going into an operation (or exchange as I'm building an ESB) as the same
> kind of thing, regardless they are database records, XML files, CSV or
> whatever.
>
> That's why I'll be using Functional Programming for this along with Java
> 8. Operations include the representation side of the coin as verbs as in
> CRUD resorts on the formats being exchanged.
>
> We are building out the more runtime aspects of federation ( also in Java
> 😊). The mapping semantics that define the “pivot” through concepts to
> various data representations is a key feature, as are higher representation
> of concepts like roles and first-class relationships. We are not quite
> ready to post the initial implementation, the target is end-of-year. One
> area we would like to collaborate on is the analytics side, currently the
> analytics front-ends are all very SQL (or at least table or name/value)
> oriented.
>
>
> The 'pivot' representation for various integrated sources should be the
> ability to treat a DB, REST or whatever representation as the same without
> resorting in layers of layers of mappings. Federation could be thought of
> as if I update a (database) resource a (RESTful) resource is updated
> (invoked) accordingly.
>
> Analytics should come its way if 'federated' queries may be rant over
> 'homologated' meta-models of sources. Here I agree that there should be no
> mappings to the underlying sources but leverage the homogeneity given from
> FP. Given a functional ESB approach I'm pointing to, analytics would be
> pipes of transforms in exchanges.
>
> Like you, we are looking for collaborators on both the business and
> technical sides. It may be that the projects could be mutually supportive..
>
> Of course I'll be pleased in collaborating in this endeavor. What I'll
> warn you is that my 'formalism' and, even, my skills levels may be very
> bellow the ones beared by those actually participating.
>
> And what I could offer for now are *very fuzzy* early drafts (even ones
> without any layout at all) where I'm dumping thoughts regarding a future
> implementation:
>
> https://github.com/CognescentBI/BISemantics
>
> Best,
> Sebastián Samaruga.
>
>
> Cory Casanave
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Sebastian Samaruga [mailto:ssamarug@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, October 27, 2017 11:26 AM
> *To:* W3C Semantic Web IG <semantic-web@w3.org>; public-rww <
> public-rww@w3.org>; DBpedia <Dbpedia-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net>;
> pragmaticweb@lists.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de
> *Subject:* "Team" members wanted
>
>
>
> Team members wanted (for a project that doesn't yet exist):
>
>
>
> Hi, I'm just creating 'CognescentBI' as an organization into GitHub for
> initially hosting the proyect 'BISemantics' where I'll be pushing all the
> development efforts regarding a Business Integration platform for the Web
> of Data.
>
>
>
> https://www.github.com/CognescentBI/BISemantics
>
>
>
> I'm looking for collaborators, members, contributors and comments of all
> kind and sources.
>
>
>
> Please watch for updates or follow:
>
> http://exampledotorg.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> From Blogspot there will be accessible a forum group link and Twitter
> updates from which to keep updated.
>
>
>
> For being honest, I already have no code at all. The whole project is
> planned to be implemented in Java and with a strong 'semantics'
> orientation. For now all I have is a bunch of Word documents specifying
> what's my 'vision' of a Semantic Web of Data.
>
>
>
> So please be patient. I'm trying to take this very slowly doing as much
> analysis and design as posible before actually implementing anything.
>
>
>
> So, if you dare, try to skim through the document files in the repo and,
> reading between lines, try to figure out what are the ingredients I'll try
> to mix up.
>
>
>
> I now it's cumbersome for someone to be asked to figure out what others
> (example: me) are trying to mean when stating something. That's my main
> problem when I think something I wrote is worthwhile to share with the
> world and I think it will be evident for others to realize what's my point.
>
>
>
> That's why I'm going 'social' into development. It's evident for me I'm
> needing to be clear in the most possible ways and that comments from peers
> are the only way to find out where I must turn out to achieve this.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Sebastián.
>
>
>
>

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