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Distributed JBI

Officially, the JBI (Java Business Integration) standard is limited to a single Java Virtual Machine (JVM) instance. In a new article, Sun's Derek Frankforth describes and contrasts the strengths and weaknesses two different styles of setting up a distributed JBI topology using OpenESB, and shows how they complement each other in the end.

Derek Frankforth
on Feb 10, 2009
JavaScript Test Driven Development with JsUnit and JSMock

This article is a crash course in writing maintainable JavaScript. We'll add features to a running example by iteratively following a simple principle: write a unit test, make it pass. Each test will serve as a quality feedback loop, creating both a safety net and an executable form of documentation for anyone who wants to change the production code.

Dennis Byrne
on Feb 09, 2009
A Message Type Architecture for SOA

This article proposes a new Message Type Architecture based on two DSLs to help manage the message formats in a SOA. The approach promotes reuse via the Enterprise Data Model referenced in message type definitions. It also helps aligning the Data and SOA governance processes.

Jean-Jacques Dubray
on Feb 09, 2009
Case study: Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform Use at CAS Software AG

Eclipse RAP (Rich Ajax Platform) in the real world is covered in this case study which looks at how CAS Software AG used RAP on a recent new product offering. Eclipse Equinox is also used by CAS and covered in the case study.

Craig Wickesser
on Feb 01, 2009
Amazing Charts In Rails

A introduction to creating Flash charts using the FusionCharts Free from Ruby, complete with a feature comparison of other charting libraries.

Srividya Sharma
on Jan 29, 2009
Java 7 Module System Concerns

Java module systems has received a lot of attention lately. One reason for that was the controversy regarding JSR-277 which partially duplicated OSGi. Another was the plans for Java 7. In this article Lukas Krecan gives us a round-up of the current solutions and presents his concern on upcoming solutions like project Project Jigsaw and JSR-294.

Lukas Krecan
on Jan 28, 2009
Using the Concurrency and Coordination Runtime

Nick Gunn provides a practical introduction the Concurrency and Coordination Runtime for .NET. CCR radically changes the way multi-threaded applications are written in .NET, shifting the focus from threads and locks to lightweight, asynchronous tasks.

Nick Gunn
on Jan 28, 2009
2009 Trends and Directions for WebSphere

In an exclusive InfoQ article, IBM's WebSphere CTO Jerry Cuomo outlines the 10 top technology direction he envisions for the WebSphere product line in 2009, including Business Mash-ups, a Middleware-as-a-Service offering, cloud support, WAS.NEXT and REST support in multiple products.

Jerry Cuomo
on Jan 21, 2009
Getting Started With Spring Integration

In this article, Joshua Long introduces the readers to Spring Integration, an extension of the Spring framework supporting the Enterprise Integration Patterns. After a short introduction into Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), the article presents an example of the integration between an email application and a blogger one.

Joshua Long
on Jan 20, 2009
Schema for Web Services – Part I: Basic Datatypes

Most web service developers rely on a data binding conversion layer within a web service to work directly with data structures in their programming language of choice - but this causes a number of problems. In the first of a series of articles that look at these problems, Dennis Sosnoski starts at the most basic level, looking at simple data types and the issues that arise from mapping them.

Dennis Sosnoski
on Jan 15, 2009
Book Excerpt and Interview: Rails for .NET Developers

Ruby on Rails has seen spectacular growth over the recent years with many PHP and Java programmers learning Ruby and Ruby on Rails to help create faster solutions to business problems. This leaves out group of developers discovering Rails, ASP.NET developers. These are the developers writing C# and VB.NET ASP.NET applications for all those Microsoft shops around the world.

Robert Bazinet
on Jan 13, 2009
Performance Anti-Patterns in Database-Driven Applications

In this article, Alois Reitbauer, a Performance Architect for dynaTrace Software, specifies several architectural anti-patterns which can downgrade an application’s performance. Knowing those anti-patterns and proactively designing the application to avoid them will keep away certain snags that can impact application’s performance.

Alois Reitbauer
on Jan 05, 2009

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