Many in the high-tech world are betting heavily on a bright future for Web services.
There are statements about Web services that I see repeated in the press, expressed at conferences and even written on billboards that just aren't true. In this column, I'll address the misconceptions I see as most ripe for correction.
Ediorial Director Michael W. Bucken discusses the roles of innovators in the ever-changing high-technology business.
A review of the book "CodeNotes for .NET" edited by Gregory Brill.
Jack Vaughan wonders if the mythical Rip Van Winkle were to awake from his 20-year snooze not at
the end of the American Colonial era, but rather at the end of the Internet
Gold Rush, that he actually wouldn't find all that
much changed.
Notes on reflective designing/developing.
Over the next few years, many companies will have the unenviable task of completely
rebuilding their data warehousing systems. Why?
Many misconceptions about .NET revolve around the issue of Web services. It is worth the effort to clear things up, says David Chappell.
Tony Baer: "In development organizations, the intensity of vendor competition tends to
politicize technology decisions. Today, choosing between Java and Microsoft technologies often equates to picking
sides in a gang war."
Uche Ogbuji notes rapid turn over in development in the wake of XML. But the Wild West atmosphere is a sign of problems.
<I>Editor's note:</I> Gary Barnett, an analyst at U.K.-based consultant Ovum Ltd. and a contributor to our <I>eADT</I> and <I>XML Report</I> newsletters, gives his unique take on some of the technologies getting the most hype among the press, industry analysts and technology vendors today.<P>