‘At the heart of REST is the idea that the web works precisely because it uses a small number of verbs applied to a large number of nouns.’
McGrath, 2006.
A further strand in the development of Web technology is the use of what are called lightweight or simplified programming models, which facilitate the creation of loosely coupled systems. This flexibility is a source of debate since, the lightweight ‘ideal’ is often viewed in contrast to the production of more robust Web Services which use w...
The delivery of Web 2.0 applications and services has been driven by the widespread adoption of one particular group of technologies which are referred to as Ajax – Asynchronous Javascript + XML – a term first coined by Jesse James Garrett (Johnson, 2005; Garrett, 2005). As a term, Ajax attempts to capture both an approach to working with the Web and the use of a specific range of technologies.
One of the big frustrations for users of traditional HTML-based websites is the time spent waiting fo...
‘The goal? To help us more easily develop the next generation of Web applications that are every bit as good as or better than desktop PC applications.’
Dion Hinchcliffe, blog post, 11th Sept. 2006.
One of the key drivers of the development of Web 2.0 is the emergence of a new generation of Web-related technologies and standards. This has been underpinned by the powerful, though not particularly new, idea of the Web as platform . Whereas in the past, software applications ran on the user’s mac...
A recent feature in The Guardian ran with the headline: ‘Graduates warned of record 70 applicants for every job’ The next line went: ‘Class of 2010 told to consider flipping burgers or shelf stacking to build skills’ Was I the only one thinking flipping burgers and shelf stacking is a flippin’ great way to earn part time income whilst building a business. For all graduates considering self-employment, here are five tips along with stories of those who’ve been there and done it.
1. Start now!
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