Daily Archives: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005

Instead of building yet another authentication source for your web application, you should strive to make use of existing sources. Depending on your environment, and your security requirements, an easily used source is your company’s ActiveDirectory domain. This can be … Continue reading →

I think Technorati is pretty neat, but I haven’t gushed over it. It attempts to answer the question, “who’s talking about me?” But, unless your ears are burning, nobody is. It’s nice to know that I’m in a bunch of … Continue reading →

They like riding in strollers.

As I put on my boots this morning, on my way out to shovel the snow, I was accosted by the Little Sister. Daddy, don’t go. Stay here with me. And Mommy. And Emmy. Aww.

This dialog, how one developer explained REST to his wife, is funny, and close to home. Toward the end, he mentions the motivation behind SOAP. We’re using HTTP but only because it helps us talk to our network and security … Continue reading →