Ed Ort

RESTful Web Services and Comet

Comet is a programming technique that enables a server to push data to client browsers. The technique is often referred to as "reverse Ajax". RESTful web services are web services built using the Representational State Transfer (REST) architectural style. RESTful web services have come into widespread use because they tend to be lighter weight than SOAP-based web services.

Java Technology Evangelist, Carol McDonald, and Sun Staff Writer Rick Palkovic have written an interesting article that shows how RESTful web services with Comet can be used to produce an application in which the actions of one user affect the pages seen by other users. See RESTful Web Services and Comet.

Posted at 01:29PM Aug 28, 2008 by edort in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Young Developers Series

Programming is not just for adults anymore! The Young Developer Series teaches Java programming to anyone over 10 years of age, using a tool called Greenfoot. Read Wombat Object Basics and Wombat Classes Basics. See the Young Developers page for upcoming articles.

Posted at 07:49AM Aug 13, 2008 by edort in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Random Thoughts Two Weeks Before the Big Event

Thinking about quotable quotes from Java conferences past and future.[Read More]

Posted at 02:01PM May 02, 2006 by edort in Sun  |  Comments[2]