[HAPI-devel] survey results

[Tripp, B. <Bry...@uh...>]

As promised, here are the results of the survey on conformance tools usage
... 

3 responses poured in ;) ... including UHN, there are two groups using the
conformance features and two groups planning to use them.  I'll take this at
face value and assume that not many people are using this stuff (there are
about 50 organizations represented by the mailing list membership).  

This could be interpreted as confirmation that a robust core is more
important than advanced features.  Of course we all knew this all along
(didn't we?)  Another interpretation is that the barrier to using this stuff
is too high.  It's handy once you get it going, but first you have to learn
about conformance profiles, and how to use the VA's Messaging Workbench,
then you have to write profiles, which involves specifying your interface
more rigorously than you thought you had to, and then get the HAPI part
running.  Most of this is beyond HAPI's control, so we may be stuck,
although suggestions are welcome.

Come to think of it, these two interpretations are complementary (like a
barrier on a hill of relative unimportance).  Or does that just confound the
results?  Or does the core take on more importance the less people use the
advanced features?  More surveys!

Bryan 


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