Tag Archives: xml

XACML at XML Amsterdam 2011

Posted on 2011-10-13 by

Less than three weeks till XML Amsterdam 2011 where I’ll be speaking on XACML. XML Amsterdam is a small, focused conference dedicated to XML. As part of X-Hive EMC’s XML R&D center, I live and breathe XML, so I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Performance tuning a GWT application

Posted on 2008-11-16 by

With Google Web Toolkit (GWT), you write your AJAX front-end in the Java programming language which GWT then cross-compiles into optimized JavaScript that automatically works across all major browsers. …claims Google. And I must say, I’m pretty impressed by the … Continue reading →

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Automated distribution creation

Posted on 2008-06-24 by

So we have this automated build with CruiseControl. It generates code, compiles, deploys, and tests. It’s saved my skin a gazillion times. It’s really great. But it could be even better. It could also build a complete distribution, making the … Continue reading →

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The Power of Convention

Posted on 2008-05-23 by

I ran into some code the other day that wasn’t obvious to me right away. Why? Because it didn’t follow conventions. Let me explain. In our system, we have what we call ‘binding objects’. These are objects that are persisted … Continue reading →

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