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- The Seven Deadly Sins of AJAX application development
- Are there more deadly sins?What other AJAX deadly sins would you add to this list?
- Tags: Mark W. Kaelin
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- The Seven Deadly Sins of AJAX application development
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.The AJAX bandwagon is agood place to be. It takes you to faster, more efficient, more dynamic apps. Butit also has pitfalls all its own. At first blush, those pitfallsmay seem avoidable through sheer common sense, and to a degree, that's true....
- Tags: AJAX, Scott Robinson, Web applications
- Technical articles 2007-02-27
- 10 things you should know about Visual Studio 2005 Team System
- Everybodytalks about collaborative development tools, and heaven knows you can'tsurf the major developers' for 10 minutes without getting hit by bannerstrumpeting the latest. We can't fault Microsoft for wanting a piece of thataction; but we need more than just a collaborative environment. For most ITshops, collaborative development is something in...
- Tags: information technology, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Scott Robinson, team, Team System, tool, Visual Studio Team System
- Technical articles 2005-11-22
- 10 things you should know about Visual Studio 2005
- Visual Studio 2005The download version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-5955502.htmlAre you currently using a version of Visual Studio? Are you planning to upgrade to Visual Studio 2005?[b]Why not?[/b]On using Visual Studio> Are you currently using a version of Visual Studio?No.> Are you planning to upgrade to Visual Studio 2005?No.The...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
- Discussion threads 2005-11-16
- 10 things you should know about Visual Studio 2005
- Those wacky, zanyfolks in Redmond send more mixed signals than anyone else in the industry,don't they? For several years, it's been unclear to what extent they wouldactually leverage the .NETFramework, and their protracted time-to-market on new versions of productsmakes us wonder how much indecision contaminates their development process.We're left wondering...
- Tags: Scott Robinson, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft .NET Framework
- Technical articles 2005-11-16
- 10 things you should know about SQL Server 2005 features
- More than 10 things you should know about SQL Server 2005http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-9592-5823770.htmlAre you planning to upgrade to SQL Server 2005 or are you still evaluating? What aspect of the updated version do you find most interesting? [b]Is there something about SQL Server that the TechRepublic should know in addition to the...
- Tags: 10 things, developer, download, Mark W. Kaelin, microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL, scott robinson, software, sql server
- Discussion threads 2005-08-08
- 10 things you should know about SQL Server 2005 features
- The fanfarefrom TechEd 2005 this past June wasvintage Microsoft: lots of happy noise about miraculous products withtongue-in-cheek delivery dates, as many of us suppressed a yawn. But let's givecredit where it's due; we've waited a long time for a new SQLServer, and the features Microsoft is delivering with its upgraded...
- Tags: common table expression, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Scott Robinson, server, Service Broker, SMO, XML-Data
- Technical articles 2005-08-08
- 10 things you should know: Microsoft's Enterprise Services
- EnterpriseServices is one of those Microsoft products whose identity is murky at best.Like SharePoint Services, InfoPathand other Microsoft software that doesn't seem entirely focused on a singlemission, Enterprise Services tends to get lost in the crowd. Whispers that itis nothing more than warmed-over COM+ don't help. And the serious lack...
- Tags: COM+, Enterprise Services, Microsoft Corp., Scott Robinson
- Technical articles 2005-07-29
- 10 things you should know: Microsoft's SharePoint Services
- SharePointServices leverages Microsoft's Web-friendly product philosophy alongsideits affinity for desktop apps, and does so in a way as so many Microsoftproducts do that just lulls you into going with the flow. Security ispiggybacked on infrastructure already in place; the product's ancillaryfeatures are simply more convenient and despite shortcomings in many...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Scott Robinson, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services
- Technical articles 2005-07-27
- 10 things you should know: Microsoft's InfoPath 2003
- It'seasy to look at Microsoft's InfoPath 2003 as a frivolous add-on to Office2003 (specifically the Enterprise Edition, which includes InfoPath). It'shard to believe that something that seems an extra, dropped into a desktopproduct suite like a basket of breadsticks at an Italian restaurant, can be apowerful and flexible desktop application...
- Tags: desktop, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft InfoPath, Microsoft InfoPath 2003, Scott Robinson
- Technical articles 2005-07-22
- BizTalk Server 2004: Ten things you should know
- BizTalk Server 2004, Microsoft's third incarnation of itsbusiness process integration server, is the one they got right. Integrated withVisual Studio .NET 2003 and leveraging XML as its data transport backbone,BizTalk 2004 is Microsoft's most powerful offering yet as the company persistsin making a serious entry into enterprise integration.Thedownside is that...
- Tags: adapter, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, Scott Robinson
- Technical articles 2005-07-19
- Beware the zealot in an information technology management role
- When theMicrosoft .NET Framework was new—well, two years old—a freelancing colleague ofmine found himself in a shop where the manager would have nothing else. Thisparticular shop had hired my friend as point man for the rewrite of a staticclient-server app that was growing by leaps and bounds, and needed to...
- Tags: information technology, Internet, Scott Robinson
- Technical articles 2005-05-13
- Use reduced XML schemas to trim BizTalk processing overhead
- It's hard to argue against the convenience, robustness andflexibility of XML data transport in extended application systems. The peoplebehind BizTalk Server 2004 have made it BizTalk's lifeblood and itserves well. It's possible to do some pretty intricate, even convoluted, detailprocessing using XML schemas as data repositories.TransitoryOne such use is transitory...
- Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Scott Robinson, schema, EDI, XML, XML document, XML schema
- Technical articles 2005-02-09
- Evaluate the hidden enterprise design tasks before committing to an API
- In creating complex ERP apps, your developers will come across design tasks that can blow up in their faces, throwing schedules to the wind. Here are the reasons why the right API choice can make complex enterprise app development run more smoothly.When a company beams aboard the enterprise, it's truly...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Java, XML, Scott Robinson, information technology, API
- Technical articles 2004-03-31
- Adapting flat files to work with BizTalk Server 2004 orchestrations
- The flat file is on a par with death and taxes in terms ofits inevitability. BizTalk Server2004 orchestrations are no exception; though the XML-driven elegance ofMicrosoft's highly-integrated message transport world might seem taintedsomewhat by the inclusion of flat file messaging, there's no escaping it.Fortunately, BizTalk can accommodate flat file messages,...
- Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, Scott Robinson
- Technical articles 2005-01-28
- Utilizing XML documents in BizTalk 2004 orchestrations
- BizTalk Server 2004 makes its very strong bid for mid-rangeERP platform legitimacy largely on the basis of ingenious leveraging of XMLtechnology. The implementation of XML transport as the BTS2K4 workhorse iselegant and efficient; its utilization in pipelines is robust and the schemamapping software is convenient. What more could we want?Well,...
- Tags: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, orchestration, schema, Scott Robinson, XML, XML document, XPath
- Technical articles 2005-01-19
- Use BizTalk Explorer to the fullest to isolate business logic in distributed processes
- One of the mixed blessings of BizTalkServer 2004 is the orchestration feature, a graphic process configurationtool with few equals. Incredibly flexible and exceedingly well-suited tobusiness process design and integration, its correct usage is unfortunatelyalso opaque in many applications and woefully under-documented (so far, anyway—we'llkeep hoping!)Another positive of BizTalk Server is...
- Tags: BizTalk Explorer, business logic, Microsoft BizTalk Server, orchestration, Scott Robinson
- Technical articles 2005-01-12
- Implement mod_rewrite procedures to improve server-client interaction
- Apache's powerful mod_rewrite module enables you to rewriteURLs on the fly, providing dynamic site content modification, enhanced securitythrough client identification, and site usage evaluation, among othercapabilities.In a nutshell, URL rewriting is a method for implementingsession tracking. The concept is simple, though its implementation has broadand flexible benefits. Storing each inbound...
- Tags: Apache Software Foundation, directive, R, Scott Robinson, security, server, URL-rewrite
- Technical articles 2005-01-04
- Debugging your BizTalk Server 2004 interface solutions
- If anybody's telling you that BizTalk Server 2004 BTS isthe best Microsoft product to come along in quite a spell, believe it. If theytell you that it's the closest thing to ERP that Microsoft has yetaccomplished, believe it. If they tell you it's easy to use and sets the barhigher...
- Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Scott Robinson, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004
- Technical articles 2004-12-28
- Deploying your data warehouse on the Web
- Most organizations donÂ’t realize the value of theirhistorical data to outsiders (partner companies, marketers, parts suppliers,etc.). The prevalence of the data warehouse, however, along with the need to examine past successes and failures, and the demand for enhanced business-performance monitoring, make it inevitable that organizations may want to extend the...
- Tags: data warehouse, Scott Robinson, warehouse, Web
- Technical articles 2004-12-28
