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XML Watch: Bird's-eye BEEP
While debate continues on reusing HTTP as a convenient way to connect applications, a new protocol called BEEP -- Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol -- has been standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Making use of XML itself, BEEP does for Internet protocols what XML has done for documents and data. In his first column for developerWorks, seasoned XML observer Edd Dumbill explains how BEEP provides a framework that allows developers to focus on the important aspects of their applications rather than wasting time with the detail of establishing communication channels.
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01 Dec 2001 |
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XML Watch: Describe open source projects with XML, Part 3
In this installment, Edd Dumbill continues the development of a vocabulary for describing open source software projects, presenting a schema for the new vocabulary and example project descriptions.
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11 Jun 2004 |
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XML Watch: SyncML toolkits
As the final part of his exploration of SyncML, Edd Dumbill surveys the various SyncML toolkits and products, with a focus on open source offerings.
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06 Jun 2003 |
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XML Watch: WBXML and basic SyncML server requirements
In the second installment of his quest to make his data available wherever and whenever he wants by using SyncML, Edd Dumbill encounters Wireless Binary XML (WBXML) and examines the minimum functionality required for a SyncML server.
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01 Mar 2003 |
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XML Watch: Summary
This regular column examines the practicalities of using new XML-based technologies
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03 Dec 2004 |
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XML Watch: Have data, will travel
In his continuing quest to make his data available wherever and whenever he wants it, XML developer Edd Dumbill sets out on a journey to investigate and deploy SyncML.
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01 Jan 2003 |
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XML Watch: Exploring alternative syntaxes for XML
XML's syntax has brought many benefits due to its interoperability, yet it can be tiresome to author XML documents. Edd Dumbill examines a range of alternative syntaxes for XML, and discusses their benefits and drawbacks.
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01 Oct 2002 |
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XML Watch: Support online communities with FOAF
In this installment, Edd Dumbill explores some of the issues involved in making the FOAF vocabulary useful when supporting online communities.
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01 Aug 2002 |
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XML Watch: Describe open source projects with XML, Part 4
In this installment, Edd Dumbill concludes the development of a vocabulary for describing open source software projects, exploring the documentation, tools, and community that are required for the successful launch of the DOAP vocabulary. The steps taken are drawn from his experience with both open source projects and vocabularies such as FOAF and RSS.
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28 Jul 2004 |
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XML Watch: Describe open source projects with XML, Part 2
Edd Dumbill continues the development of a vocabulary for describing open source software projects, looking at existing software registries and examining the problem of constraining property values.
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24 Mar 2004 |
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XML Watch: Describe open source projects with XML, Part 1
In this installment, Edd Dumbill starts the development of a vocabulary to describe open source software projects, setting goals and deciding among XML and RDF schema technologies.
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26 Feb 2004 |
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XML Watch: Planet Blog
Edd Dumbill explains how RSS feeds from weblogs can be aggregated to enhance communication among groups of software developers, and how XML/RDF can be used to describe multiple communities.
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28 Jan 2004 |
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XML Watch: Desktop XML messaging with Dashboard
In this article, Edd Dumbill looks at Dashboard, a real-time continuous search engine of desktop information that is quickly gaining interest among third-party developers. Its use of simple XML messaging gives it advantages in integrating quickly with other applications.
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17 Sep 2003 |
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XML Watch: Tracking provenance of RDF data
When you start aggregating data from around the Web, keeping track of where it came from is vital. In this article, Edd Dumbill looks into the contexts feature of the Redland Resource Description Format (RDF) application framework and creates an RDF Site Summary (RSS) 1.0 aggregator as a demonstration.
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21 Jul 2003 |
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XML Watch: Finding friends with XML and RDF
Edd Dumbill explores an XML and RDF application known as Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF). FOAF allows the expression of personal information and relationships, and is a useful building block for creating information systems that support online communities. Code samples demonstrate the basics.
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01 Jun 2002 |
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XML Watch: Worm's-eye BEEP
In this second article examining BEEP -- Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol -- Edd builds on the broad principles of BEEP outlined in his previous article, explaining how the protocol is implemented, and providing an example of how it is used in Java.
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