- RSS 101
- May 20, 2005
- Have you ever wondered what those XML and RSS icons on a web page mean? Have you ever been asked to aggregate somebody? Do you have too many blogs to read and no way to organize them? If you've answered yes to at least one of these questions, take a look at Bob Reselman's article on the fundamentals of RSS for the answers.
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- The Most Common Questions About Eclipse: Answered!
- May 12, 2005
- Find out the answers to the most commonly asked questions regarding Eclipse in this sample chapter from Chris Laffra and John Arthorne.
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- XDoclet: Entity Bean Relationships
- Apr 8, 2005
- Entity bean relationships are some of the most difficult parts of developing an EJB application, but help is on the way. Marcus Zarra tells you how the popular XDoclet tool can help define different relationship possibilities.
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- Web Services: A Realization of SOA
- Apr 1, 2005
- This chapter provides a high-level overview and understanding of the structure and composition of a Web services platform. This platform represents the basic core of a new Web-based distributed computing platform that overcomes some of the problems of earlier distributed computing technologies.
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- XML Performance and Size
- Mar 25, 2005
- XML has a reputation for being big and unwieldy, but the reputation isn't entirely deserved. Many of the size and processing requirements for XML files are the result of inefficient development tools. This chapter provides an explanation of the issues involved in file size and execution requirements, and how to streamline those to bring XML in line with other file formats.
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- Saving Money with Legacy Data
- Mar 11, 2005
- Migrating legacy source code is a time-consuming and complicated business. The same is often true for the migration of legacy data, but there are some useful techniques that can reduce the cost. In this article, network management software specialist Stephen Morris discusses the migration (or upgrading) of legacy data into XML format. This process proves to be surprisingly straightforward and low in cost.
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- Configuring an Eclipse Java Project
- Mar 4, 2005
- Eclipse includes a wide assortment of configuration options that control project compilation or enhance productivity. This sample book chapter will keep you from getting overwhelmed by the number of choices.
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- UML Interaction Diagrams
- Mar 4, 2005
- This chapter introduces the notation used in the UML for two common types of interaction diagrams (sequence and communication interaction diagrams). This chapter is an overview
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- Writing a Story in PHP-Nuke
- Feb 18, 2005
- At its base, a website's function is to provide information to users, and the most simple way of doing this is a news story. This chapter explains how to format and build a news story on PHP-Nuke.
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- Saving Money with Legacy Source Code
- Feb 4, 2005
- A happy marriage between legacy and new source code helps to reduce the cost of development. Network management specialist Stephen Morris discusses the way in which mixed language techniques and software design patterns can help to ease the inevitable migration of source code.
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- The Web Services Build Specification Framework
- Jan 21, 2005
- In the final article of their series on web services, Rajal Shah and Naresh Apte provide framework sample code that utilizes the architecture and best practices discussed in previous articles.
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- Building N1™ Grid Solutions: Realizing the Vision
- Jan 14, 2005
- This chapter builds on the fundamental basics of the N1 Grid solution to explore the nature of an N1 Grid operating environment, especially some of the mechanisms that are already extant and are leveraged by the N1 Grid solution.
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- Changing Software and Legacy Code
- Jan 14, 2005
- The old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," doesn't necessarily apply in the case of technology. Projects continually require alterations, updates, and enhancements. This chapter outlines the nature of code change, and suggests some of the challenges to be faced when making these changes.
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- J2EE Schema Management with Hibernate
- Jan 14, 2005
- One of Hibernate's most useful features is the automatic generation of schema manipulation commands. This chapter outlines the ways this feature can be used to greatest effect.
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- Introduction to SOA with Web Services
- Jan 7, 2005
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) provides a commmon coding foundation for various applications, in order to simplify and streamline IT development.
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- Clean HTML from Word: Can It Be Done?
- Dec 30, 2004
- Laurie Rowell's short answer to the question above: Yes, with a bit of effort. With a number of utilities available at relatively low cost, you can finagle Microsoft Word's output to something that resembles clean HTML. You might need to roll up your sleeves and dig around in the code or the formatting (depending on the application you choose), but you should end up with something you can put on the web without shame.
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- The Basics of Cascading Style Sheets
- Dec 30, 2004
- CSS, if used correctly, can greatly extend your ability to create attractive Web designs. Learn how you can use styles to enhance your Dreamweaver MX 2004 web page.
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- Converting XML Nodes into Objects
- Dec 10, 2004
- Paul Kimmel explains a seldom-documented but useful technique for reconstituting an XML node in a web.config or app.config file into an object. This technique is used by Microsoft programmers in valuable tools such as the Exception Management Application Block (EMAB) to permit you to treat an XML node as a persisted XML object.
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- Service Oriented Architecture: Inventory of Distributed Computing Concepts
- Dec 10, 2004
- Today's enterprise application landscapes are characterized by a variety of different technologies and concepts for distribution. This chapter provides an overview of this variety and how choosing the correct type of distribution can make or break your project.
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- Transaction Processing in Distributed Service-Oriented Applications
- Nov 24, 2004
- The ACID transaction model has served the industry well in the past, but Jon Maron points out that it has some major drawbacks when applied to the loosely coupled service domain.
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