Why Is REST So Hard to Understand?
I know, I know Not another article about REST - hasn't this horse been flogged enough Perhaps - but recently I've been watching the GIS industry finally discover REST and...
End the Endpoint Madness
Sean's been writing about why the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards aren't RESTful Since the OGC seems to be my favorite punching bag these days, I thought I'd jump...
Cool Links Don’t Change
Peter and Tim have been blogging about one of the least undestood parts of REST - how state is handled Tim puts it nicely: The essence of REST is to make the states of the...
My Experiences with OGC
Some of my recent posts could be interpreted as veiled critisism of the Open Geopspatial Consortium (OGC) But in truth, I've been very impressed how OGC has reinvented itself...
Standards Block Innovation?
Last week Landon Blake vented his frustration at the Open Geospatial Consurtium by claiming that poorly designed standards create obstacles to innovation and collaboration This...
Under the Influence of Metcalfe’s Law
Its not every day someone takes the time to write me an open letter - I have to say its kind of fun Brian added some additional thoughts to our ongoing conversation about GML In...
Drinking the Cool Aid
From Stefan: There are way too many examples of this; my favorite one being XMI Amen I drank that cool aid once myself (nothing like learning by...
Atom Will Change the World
Its a rare day that a truly good standard comes along Its an even rarer day that the standard get widely adopted So the developers of Atom should stand up and take a bow - not...
A Sane Way of Sanitizing HTML
Web sites based on user generated content need to well let users generate content (obviously you read this blog for its insights!) Except that opens a huge can of worms Some...
Eureka Moments
One of the great mysteries of sofware development is what is the best way to do it Its just like diets - every year or two the latest fad comes roaring through and everyone...