[erlang-questions] CBSE anybody

[Massimo Cesaro]

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Joe Armstrong <erlang@REDACTED> wrote:

>
> Now I cannot conceive of using WSDL to describe protocols - so I think
> some kind of
> CSP'ish notation would suffice. For a transport layer I am uncertain -
> we could use
> Erlang terms (external format) for all messaging (and a type system to
> describe them,) but this
> would hinder interoperability - of the currently available formats
> something like JSON is not
> too bad - or my UBF (see http://www.sics.se/¨~joe/ubf) . Possibly both
> JASON AND UBF.
>
> The highest level should be a drag and draw gui thingy to describe the
> interconnection
> between components. UML has a notation for this (it has a notation for
> *everything*) which could be cannibalized.
>
>
> Does anybody have experience with this kind of way of building
> software - there seems to be a vast
> literature - I search turned up book titles like
>  -
> UML Components: A Simple Process for Specifying Component-Based
> Software  (Cheesman and Daniels)
> ...
>
A long time ago, I remember using Z.100 SDL for this kind of development (
http://www.sdl-forum.org/).


>
> What I'm after is
>
>    1) a graphic notation showing component integration for the top
> level of design.
>    2) A formal notation for describing protocols for the middle level
>    3) A low level way of implementing the protocol
>

If I remember correctly, SDL + MSC tool we developed in house were just
meeting these requirements.

>
> I also want a *universal* messaging format for
> interprocess-communication. Any votes for Erlang external term
> format/JSON/UBF/list S expressions
> /whatever.
>
> Which bits should we invent for ourselves - and what should we
> borrow/adapt/steal?
>
> Comments please!
>

I think that a fresh view to SDL 2007 language could lead to interesting
findings.

Massimo

>
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