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Web Service Contract Versioning Fundamentals Part I: Versioning and Compatibility

Web services have made it possible to build services with fully decoupled contracts that leverage industry standards to establish a vendor-neutral...

0 replies - 883 views - 11/24/08 by Masoud Kalali in Articles

Demystifying Data Federation for SOA

In This article Dain Hansen will unravel the mystery surrounding data federation. What are the essential requirements for a data federation solution? How is...

0 replies - 1424 views - 11/10/08 by Masoud Kalali in Articles

REST != HTTP

Roy Fielding has weighed in on the recent "buzzwordiness" (hey, if Colbert can make up "truthiness", then I can make up...

16 replies - 8400 views - 11/07/08 by Ted Neward in Articles

Apache MyFaces - Antipatterns and Pitfalls

The following is a chapter excerpt from the Apress book The Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets. You can download the chapter here.

2 replies - 2767 views - 10/15/08 by James Sugrue in Articles

JSF 2.0 New Feature Preview Series (Part 4) Resource Re-location

This is the sixth entry in the JSF 2.0 New Feature Preview Series. The last entry covered the new event system. For this entry,...

2 replies - 1924 views - 10/15/08 by Ryan Lubke in News

Putting Java to REST

Last month I gave you an Introduction to REST. It was 100% theory, so now its time to see a little bit of REST in action. Since I am primarily a Java...

16 replies - 9941 views - 09/22/08 by Bill Burke in Articles

Demystifying Data Federation for SOA

In this article Dain Hansen unravels the mystery surrounding data federation. What are the essential requirements for a data federation solution? How is data...

0 replies - 1838 views - 09/22/08 by Masoud Kalali in Articles

Startup School 08

Startup School is one of the most enjoyable hangouts for the folks who want to code their way to successful startups fame. A few 08 sessions are avilable...

0 replies - 2080 views - 09/15/08 by Shashank Tiwari in News

Secretaries Make the Best ScrumMasters

Okay... so my writing is slowing down again.

0 replies - 2873 views - 09/07/08 by mcottmeyer in News

Agile Project Status Reporting

A little while ago I wrote about agile project management and how agile

0 replies - 1761 views - 09/02/08 by Kelly Waters in News

Using REST along other architecture styles

Following my latest post on evolving the architecture Dru asked me for more details on our RESTful control channels. For one you can take a look at slide...

0 replies - 1516 views - 09/01/08 by arnonrgo in News

Agile Development: why it rocks, who it helps, and why it's failing

The Agile method was the best thing that happened to me in my career as a developer. Before I came across Agile, one of my biggest frustrations was the...

3 replies - 1997 views - 08/27/08 by sarajo in News

Lean Software Development

While working in London for TrafficBroker I had the opportunity to try out Fred George's Lean process. To date, it's absolutely my favorite way to deliver...

0 replies - 3771 views - 08/26/08 by Jay Fields in News

Incremental Migration

Like any profession, software development has it's share of oft-forgotten activities that are usually ignored but have a habit of biting back at just the...

0 replies - 1050 views - 08/22/08 by martinfowler in News

SOA Security 101: Patching the Firewall Hole

It’s 2008 and it’s become clear that SOA is here to stay. The first to implement are realizing the benefits of an open architecture as well as the...

0 replies - 2671 views - 08/18/08 by Masoud Kalali in Articles