Category: Web Services

WebServices.Org:

The Apache WSIF (Web Services Invocation Framework) team is proud to announce the first open release of Apache WSIF. A WSDL-based API for invoking WSDL-described services. With WSIF, developers work with the same programming model regardless of how the Web service is implemented and accessed.

Can anyone else see the irony in this billboard shot taken outside of the Javits center during LinuxWorld 2003?

Congrats to Reverand Jim and his successfull fight with the US-Canadian border.

Slashdot:

GeForce FX NDA lifted today, reviews are up at ExtremeTech, Tom’s Hardware, and HardOCP.  So far, it is indeed better overall than the 9700Pro, but not enough for it’s price. Perhaps NVIDIA has something up its sleeve for the long term?

With a few exceptions, the Super Bowl ads have been ho-hum.  Where’s the Ameritrade chimp?

Kevin wasn’t impressed with the halftime show very much.  Neither was I.  I saw Shania live once a few years ago, and I was never quite sure if she was really singing or not.  If I had to bet money, I’d bet not.

Hack the Planet points to the new Matrix trailer [really big quicktime]

*Tackle*

Terry Tate: “You know you need a cover sheet on your TPS report!”

Roland Piquepaille points out ClearCube‘s client blades.  Pretty cool.

Blades: They’re not just for servers anymore.

I grabbed the mono-0.19 rpms and installed mono on one of my Linux dev boxes this afternoon.  I’m at work, but that’s not going to stop me (thanks SSH!).  I snagged a hello world sample and fired mono up:

[user@box mono]$ mcs HelloMono.cs
Compilation succeeded
[user@box mono]$ mono HelloMono.exe
Hello Mono

It works.

Ingo might be interested in the remoting aspects of Mono.  Currently, the oversimplified not really practical basic remoting is supported.  I recall Miguel saying that a SOAP serializer is either done or mostly done (maybe only in CVS) and that someone has just finished binary serialization for remoting.

I’m not a remoting guy, so I might have screwed all that up.  Perhaps it’s time to break out the copy of Thinking in C# that I ordered and downloaded.

Update: For extra cool points, I snagged the source code for Thinking in C#, and took a stroll to chapter 3:

[user@box 03]$ mono HelloDate.exe
Hello, it's:
01/24/2003 17:50:16

Pretty cool, though I am running into a brick wall with things like System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol which hasn’t been implemented yet.

Mark Pilgrim is introducing Dive Into Premium, with access to premium Dive Into content.  It is subscription-based, and IMHO is very reasonable for what it will be offering.  YMMV.

Wow, it’s not even April yet.

Congrats to Sam and Sue.

I’m back from Linux World.  I’m trying to simultaneously catch up on my RSS feeds, organize my notes and thoughts, and get some pictures organized.

I’m out the door.

Brad Wilson brings the good news:

Hilary Rosen quits the RIAA! Could there be any better news today?

IASlash:

My colleague at work just shared this link with me. The site has lots of great content around XML and this really cool top 100 list of XML related acronyms.

Kottke:

Var’aq is a programming language for those that speak Klingon.

Too.  Much.  Time.  On.  Hands.

Graham Glass:

GLUE 4.0 beta 2 is due out later this week. it’s by far the most powerful and easy-to-use version so far, which is exciting. meanwhile, GAIA is chugging along nicely.

NewsForge, broadcasting a press release:

Qli Technologies writes “Qli Linux Computers is proud to announce our newest product, dubbed “Pre-Modded” Linux Computers.

This begs the question: what are bleeding edge geeks to do now that case modding has gone mainstream?  You can buy pre-windowed cases at CompUSA or via mail order through major companies.  You can buy your computer with a cold cathode glow preinstalled.

I predict a back to basics push in the case modding community.  A beige-box grass-roots effort.  They’re going to do something with those old four foot high server cases.  They will be works of art, albeit minimalistic.

Zen and the art of computer case modding.

Reverand Jim:

Yes, that’s right, 1200 baud.

I used an HP 1200bps external modem.  To connect to BBSes.  When I was in elementary school.  I remember tearing through the latest Focke’s BBS list.  It was the definitive guide to DC-metro BBSes.  I’d print it out on my Okidata dot-matrix printer on fan-folded continuous feed paper with the holes on the sides.  Then I’d grab a pen or pencil, mark up some interesting BBSes, fire up Procomm and try to connect.

Fidonet.  LORD (Legend of the Red Dragon).  TradeWars 2002.  SysOPs.  Wildcat!  WWIV.  RemoteAccess.  Renegade.  Fidonet.  Commander Keen.  Wolfenstein 3D.  Lemmings.  1200.  2400.  9600.  14.4.

*Sigh*

Good luck Sam and Sue.