Monthly Archives: April 2005

More on RSS as the HTML for data …

Posted on April 27, 2005 by David Megginson

A short while ago, I reluctantly acknowledged that RSS 2.0 will likely fill the same role for data that HTML fills for documents, providing a single, shared format across the web (the big missing piece of the puzzle for REST … Continue reading →

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Collateral Damage

Posted on April 14, 2005 by David Megginson

I am a bystander in the war between spammers and virus writers on the one side, and Microsoft and the antivirus companies on the other. I have never in my life read or sent an e-mail message using Microsoft Outlook, … Continue reading →

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Gmail without AJAX, part 1

Posted on April 11, 2005 by David Megginson

I noticed today that Gmail is now offering an alternative, non-AJAX interface, selectable by choosing “basic HTML” below the message listing. This is actually a great opportunity to experiment and see whether AJAX (or any other kind of heavy DHTML-style … Continue reading →

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Self-classification on the web

Posted on April 11, 2005 by David Megginson

Coordinator: Crucifixion? Prisoner: Er, no, freedom actually. Coordinator: What? Prisoner: Yeah, they said I hadn’t done anything and I could go and live on an island somewhere. Coordinator: Oh I say, that’s very nice. Well, off you go then. Prisoner: … Continue reading →

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Post in REST: create, update, or action?

Posted on April 3, 2005 by David Megginson

(Personally, I think it would be healthier if we worked out the wrinkles in REST by writing lots of code rather than writing lots of blog entries, but blog entries are easier, and XML people have never been shy about … Continue reading →

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