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Posts tagged 'scalability'


OTS: The Benefits of both Native and Web Mobile May 10, 2011 11:11 The Web, in its purest form - declarative HTML and CSS documents, XML feeds - is mashable, linkable, sharable. It's easy to create documents that slot into the global Web and can be accessed on any device; accessed by just a simple link. Servers can easily scale through statelessness and cacheing. Native Mobile Apps are fast and slick. They are intimate with the dynamic, interactive, tactile mobile user interface, intimate with the capabilities of the device and intimate with the domain of mobile: photos, locations, contacts, messages. OTS is a simple, clean, powerful approach to delivering Mobile functionality and content that is designed to realise these benefits of both Native Apps and the Web. ... Read "OTS: The Benefits of both Native and Web Mobile" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ microformats ■ ■ rest ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ json ■ ■ mobile2.0 ■ ■ forest ■ ■ netmash ■ ■ u-web ■ ■ object-network ■ ■ fjord ■ ■ 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 ■ ■ Mobile Widgets aren't the Mobile Web February 11, 2009 16:20 Mobile Monday London met last night to discuss the Mobile Web and Widgets. It was an engaging and thought-provoking evening. Your intrepid reporter was there and, in spite of the crashing of his sad, clunky old Windows Mobile Xperia X1, losing all his notes, he brings you this hot report from right out of his memory (somewhat steamed up by subsequent socialising, but reclarified by Google). After that, I give an explanation of why I believe that Widgets are not the solution to what Mobile 2.0 needs... ... Read "Mobile Widgets aren't the Mobile Web" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ web2.0 ■ ■ strest ■ ■ ajax ■ ■ rest ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ momo ■ ■ microweb ■ ■ mobile2.0 ■ ■ u-web ■ ■ 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 ■ ■ Inter-Enterprise REST Integration \| The REST Dialogues April 8, 2007 13:38 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 4: Inter-Enterprise REST Integration ... Read "Inter-Enterprise REST Integration \| The REST Dialogues" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ strest ■ ■ p2p ■ ■ app ■ ■ dialogue ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ rest ■ ■ atom ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ Business Functions \| The REST Dialogues January 10, 2007 14:21 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 3: Business Functions ... Read "Business Functions \| The REST Dialogues" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ strest ■ ■ app ■ ■ dialogue ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ rest ■ ■ atom ■ ■ scalability ■ ■ eBay's Working Architecture December 14, 2006 14:15 There were two things I knew about eBay's Architecture - that they use J2EE and that they seem to like SOA. Both are approaches I give, ahem, special mention to on all my pages at the bottom of the left-hand column. So it was with some apprehension that I opened up this (PDF) slide pack from Dan Pritchett and Randy Shoup of eBay, presented at SD Forum 2006 recently. I was expecting my prejudices around the issues and techniques of scaling web sites to be challenged, at least. ... Read "eBay's Working Architecture" architecture ■ ■ declarative ■ ■ event-driven ■ ■ scalability ■ ■