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Duncan Cragg...

...works for ThoughtWorks UK; originally from April 2002 to July 2007 and now recently re-joined. Previously worked as a Web Architect for the Financial Times.

...went to both UCL and Imperial College of the University of London (in the Eighties); specialising in Logic during his MSc.

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Posts tagged 'publishsubscribe'


Web Objects Ask, They Never Tell \| The REST Dialogues August 13, 2009 11:43 In an exclusive nine-part dialogue with an imaginary eBay Architect, we present an accessible discussion of the REST vs. SOA issue. Although eBay have what they call a 'REST' interface, it is, in fact, a STREST interface, and only works for a few of the many function calls that they make available via SOAP. In this dialogue series, I argue the case for eBay to adopt a truly REST approach to their integration API. Part 9: Web Objects Ask, They Never Tell ... Read "Web Objects Ask, They Never Tell \| The REST Dialogues" semanticweb ■ ■ architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ p2p ■ ■ app ■ ■ microformats ■ ■ dialogue ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ rest ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ rest-observer ■ ■ WS-Are-You-Sure \| The REST Dialogues July 16, 2009 16:16 In an exclusive nine-part dialogue with an imaginary eBay Architect, we present an accessible discussion of the REST vs. SOA issue. Although eBay have what they call a 'REST' interface, it is, in fact, a STREST interface, and only works for a few of the many function calls that they make available via SOAP. In this dialogue series, I argue the case for eBay to adopt a truly REST approach to their integration API. Part 8: WS-Are-You-Sure (Security, Reliable Messaging and Transactions) ... Read "WS-Are-You-Sure \| The REST Dialogues" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ p2p ■ ■ app ■ ■ dialogue ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ rest ■ ■ atom ■ ■ The Mobile 2.0 Killer App is the App Killer December 19, 2008 17:05 Mobiles are unique - if you want to miss out on the opportunity they represent, you could choose to see them as just slow computers with tiny interfaces and dodgy Internet connections. Then try to squeeze in your traditional applications; try squeezing the office desktop metaphor with its sedentary documents into a device the size of a mouse! Alternatively, see them as the most personal, social and dynamic of devices that are becoming connected to the Internet. Now a multi-billion-scale global opportunity opens up to you. That's customers and dollars! In trying to grasp this, some are calling it 'Mobile 2.0', by analogy with its sibling, Web 2.0. In that light, the Killer App for Mobile 2.0 is the sharer, masher and updater of People, Things, Times and Places... The key to getting Mobile 2.0 right is for it to merge seamlessly into our lives. That means the handling of dynamic and shared data becomes the top priority, even above the handling of applications. This article describes a Mobile 2.0 platform that makes people and their stuff first class - not applications. ... Read "The Mobile 2.0 Killer App is the App Killer" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ web2.0 ■ ■ yaml ■ ■ socialsoftware ■ ■ identity ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ p2p ■ ■ multimedia ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ mobile2.0 ■ ■ The Universe Web July 18, 2008 19:49 Since the announcement by IBM and Linden Lab that OpenSim can talk to Second Life, I've been thinking again about RESTful Virtual Reality. I'm not the first, of course. Others have been motivated by the same goal: To bring the Web's scalability, linkability and interoperability into Virtual World platforms. Ultimately, how to use the same techniques as the Web to link Virtual Worlds together into a single, massive 'Virtual Universe'. Here's how I would architect the Universe Web... ... Read "The Universe Web" cyberspace ■ ■ architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ socialsoftware ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ p2p ■ ■ rest ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ json ■ ■ metaverse ■ ■ Google Micro Conference October 5, 2007 11:22 Last night's Google London Open Source Jam (also here) was on the subject of the 'Web' (didn't they invent that? Oh no, that was Microsoft). This event has been getting better and better each time I've attended. There were some very interesting lightning talks held together with a tight structure and plenty of chance to chat, drink cold Leffe and eat cold pizza. And nick [transatlantic translation: 'steal'] the Green & Black's chocolate. An ideal Micro Conference... ... Read "Google Micro Conference" web2.0 ■ ■ atom ■ ■ ajax ■ ■ rest ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ p2p ■ ■ architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ app ■ ■ microformats ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ json ■ ■ openid ■ ■ microweb ■ ■ google ■ ■ How Ruby can enable the Web 2.0 Platform June 26, 2007 15:17 Web 2.0's definition includes seeing the Web as an application platform. Which means it is in competition with Java and .Net, and with SOA, for both local and widely distributed applications. If the Web is going to be a platform, the skills you need to learn to program it are the core Web 2.0 technologies such as Ajax, JSON, Atom, Microformats and OpenID. And Ruby. This language, that's capturing the hearts of many Web 2.0 programmers, is ideal for easing the transition from the Java and .Net platforms to the Web platform, as I will show. Even if you're part of a big company that is generally immune to the latest trends, the marriage of Ruby and the Web-as-platform may be something to prepare for. It could even displace your SOA agenda... ... Read "How Ruby can enable the Web 2.0 Platform" django ■ ■ web2.0 ■ ■ atom ■ ■ ajax ■ ■ yaml ■ ■ rest ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ socialsoftware ■ ■ strest ■ ■ app ■ ■ microformats ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ json ■ ■ openid ■ ■ redux ■ ■ ruby ■ ■ The Distributed Observer Pattern \| The REST Dialogues June 20, 2007 22:42 In an exclusive nine-part dialogue with an imaginary eBay Architect, we present an accessible discussion of the REST vs. SOA issue. Although eBay have what they call a 'REST' interface, it is, in fact, a STREST interface, and only works for a few of the many function calls that they make available via SOAP (GetSearchResults, GetItem, GetCategoryListings, etc). In this dialogue series, I argue the case for eBay to adopt a truly REST approach to their integration API. Part 5: The Distributed Observer Pattern ... Read "The Distributed Observer Pattern \| The REST Dialogues" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ strest ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ app ■ ■ microformats ■ ■ dialogue ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ rest ■ ■ atom ■ ■ Microformats Challenge Web Feeds and Web APIs! June 7, 2006 19:10 Microformats are subversive: they not only challenge the approach of full-blown Semantic Web approaches, but even question fundamental Web 2.0 building blocks such as Web Feeds and Web APIs. I recently attended XTech 2006, where there were a few talks related to Microformats. After summarising these talks, I'll finish with my shocking revelations about the subversive nature of Microformats! ... Read "Microformats Challenge Web Feeds and Web APIs!" semanticweb ■ ■ xtech ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ web2.0 ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ app ■ ■ microformats ■ ■ microsummaries ■ ■ rest ■ ■ atom ■ ■ The "Imperative to Declarative Inversion": Open Data is OK! May 11, 2006 21:36 There is something about the Internet that nurtures open data, and something about computers that nurtures closed. It is often necessary, but often painful, to make the jump from local, closed data to global, open data. ... Read "The "Imperative to Declarative Inversion": Open Data is OK!" copyright ■ ■ architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ publishsubscribe ■ ■ p2p ■ ■ rest ■ ■