Hollywood Model, Phase II - Practitioner Tools

[Owen Densmore]

I'd like to start a new series of tech discussions @ the complex in  
the 11:30-12:30 Wed time slot.  The theme is to complete the Hollywood  
Model (HM) that Steve has articulated so well.

HM Phase I: Projects, like Movies, have a life cycle: the initial  
proposal, team organization, implementation, and team dispersion.  
Independent subcontracting is used to create an ecology which is very  
responsive to the movie industry.

Our focus on projects within the complex is the first step in our own,  
Santa Fe Tech version of the HM.  Our own version of Phase I

But to complete the HM, we need Phase II: interoperability and  
standard frameworks.  The tools that form the practitioner's kit,  
along with the interoperability that allow multiple practitioners to  
work together in order to form the project teams.  Hollywood teams  
have a pipeline that includes standards and interoperability, but with  
latitude within groups as to how they perform their magic.

So I'd like to start a set of discussions that focus on what  
technologies we feel are core to our projects within the complex.  The  
first meeting will be broad, discussing the areas of interest such as  
modeling, visualization, deployment (web vs desktop).

After we decide on our "ecology", we'll begin topical meetings.  An  
example would be Roger's exploration into SVG recently, building a  
nifty clock entirely in JavaScript.  Another would be Steve and I  
discussing the Merton project where we use GAE (Google App Engine)  
including Python on the server side, JavaScript (AJAX & Google Maps)  
on the client, and XML for communication between the two.

     -- Owen

[Sorry for the wide mailing, but I didn't want to miss anyone who'd be  
interested.]



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[Owen Densmore]

Don't forget todays meeting!  Fabio, Steve and I have been refining it  
over the last few days, and several new ideas are popping up.  Come  
help the thought process.

     -- Owen


On Jun 26, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:

> I'd like to start a new series of tech discussions @ the complex in  
> the 11:30-12:30 Wed time slot.  The theme is to complete the  
> Hollywood Model (HM) that Steve has articulated so well.
>
> HM Phase I: Projects, like Movies, have a life cycle: the initial  
> proposal, team organization, implementation, and team dispersion.  
> Independent subcontracting is used to create an ecology which is  
> very responsive to the movie industry.
>
> Our focus on projects within the complex is the first step in our  
> own, Santa Fe Tech version of the HM.  Our own version of Phase I
>
> But to complete the HM, we need Phase II: interoperability and  
> standard frameworks.  The tools that form the practitioner's kit,  
> along with the interoperability that allow multiple practitioners to  
> work together in order to form the project teams.  Hollywood teams  
> have a pipeline that includes standards and interoperability, but  
> with latitude within groups as to how they perform their magic.
>
> So I'd like to start a set of discussions that focus on what  
> technologies we feel are core to our projects within the complex.  
> The first meeting will be broad, discussing the areas of interest  
> such as modeling, visualization, deployment (web vs desktop).
>
> After we decide on our "ecology", we'll begin topical meetings.  An  
> example would be Roger's exploration into SVG recently, building a  
> nifty clock entirely in JavaScript.  Another would be Steve and I  
> discussing the Merton project where we use GAE (Google App Engine)  
> including Python on the server side, JavaScript (AJAX & Google Maps)  
> on the client, and XML for communication between the two.
>
>    -- Owen
>
> [Sorry for the wide mailing, but I didn't want to miss anyone who'd  
> be interested.]
>
>

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