Steve
 
> WS-CDL using the open source www.pi4soa.org tool suite which is itself  using pi-calculus does not mean you have to
> understand it.
 
I would find it very helpful to understand a bit better the relationship between Choreography and Pi-Calculus. I understand Pi-Calculus (like other process algebras) to be a conceptual device aimed at understanding. Consider the Turing Machine: it was a conceptual device aimed at understanding the nature of computability, and never intended to be a practical machine. Similarly I don't think Pi-Calculus is intended to be used "as is" (i.e., as described in Robin Milner's book) as a practical language in the context of building business systems.
 
But I would like to understand better:
 
1. What are the specific theoretical insights that the Pi-Calculus has enabled that are pertinent to Choreography? (Perhaps the notion of process equivalence through bi-simulation? What else?).
 
2. If so, how significant are these insights to Choreography? Could the Choreography issue be successfully addressed if the Pi-Calculus had never beed invented?
 
Any help with these questions gratefully received!
 
Rgds
Ashley


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