Ron Ten-Hove wrote:
Yaron Y. Goland wrote:
Since the algorithm is an optimization (e.g.
BPEL can run just fine, if slower, without it) and since it is not
something that users should need be aware of I don't see a compelling
case for changing the terminology. But I'm always open to a good
argument.
As soon as I read that last sentence, I was instantly reminded of the
Monty Python sketch featuring the "argument
clinic." In that spirit:
In the BPEL context, the word "path" suggests something we'd probably
model as a sequence: a set of concurrent activities constrained by a
single links: A1 -> A2 -> ... -> AN.
If the "path" becomes dead (a link in the path is marked as "negative")
at the completion of activity Aj, j < N, then all
activities Ak j < k <= N are marked as dead, since
they cannot be executed. [1]
To continue the argument clinic, the path isn't dead yet. Could you
come back Tuesday?
