Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:23:16 -0500 (EST)
To: Bob Lechner <lechner@cs.uml.edu>
Subject: Re: Please confirm - that we can meet Tues 530 or 6, in OS209.
 Thanks.

Confirmed.  I'm be there.
-Scott Frye
RJLRef: $PH\06s524\SWFChptr5Notes060207.txt

On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Bob Lechner wrote:

> Hi, Scot. I'll see you sometime after 530 Tues in OS209.
>
> I finished Chapter 5 SWFactories Intro.
> (I can read twice as fast if I underline but don't take notes:-)
>
> Part II Ch. 6-14  covers the multitude of details.
> I have skimmed various parts before.
>
> I'd like to consider how to make use of the SWF text.
> Big Q for me is how COOL-{GEN,BDE,LCP} fits into its vision.
> Another Q is whether and how one or both fit into a CS curriculum.
> SWF seems complementary to current IDE's, and should inspire
> extensions to add plug-ins of the SWF framework variety.
>
> Another Q is how to limit the DSL application scope
> to the apps which interest you or me. Perhaps we have
> orthogonal interests or they may overlap.
>
> My interest is in prototype development for educational
> purposes, using the simplest canonical forms that
> can do the job.
>
> Ch. 5 introduces the value-chain optimization goal of SWF,
> admittedly a long way off, except in certain domains.
>
> Configuration management for adapting to environments
> and to change seems hard, but that is probably
> MicroSoft's strong point.
>
> RJL060206