Tag: JSON / JAVA / XML

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XML on a Chip

(Jimmy Zhang) As the lingua franca of the Internet, XML has become an indispensable part of IT infrastructure. As more web services applications start to exchange XML messages over the network, we begin to see the emergence of the new generation of “XML-aware” network routers and switches. However,

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Consuming RSS Feeds with Ruby

(W. Jason Gilmore) Last year, noted blogger and technical evangelist Robert Scoble made headlines by explaining how he manages to read a staggering 622 RSS (Rich Site Summary) feeds each and every morning. Although attempting to digest this much information on a regular basis is probably overkill fo

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Be aware of AJAX’s drawbacks

(Tony Patton) AJAX combines the power of existing Web technologies to build powerful user interfaces that offer benefits often found in desktop applications. Over the past couple of years, Web developers have embraced AJAX in their own development efforts as well as via third-party toolkits.