May 2001
Frameworks: Development's New School of Thought
The Big Picture
By Al Williams
The days of developing sites with HTML and a little JavaScript are over. Tomorrow's applications will be created within competing frameworks from Microsoft and Sun. Are the differences simply artistic, or are .Net and J2EE from two completely different schools of thought?
Applying .Net to Web Services
By Brian Jepson
Imagine taking a Web-enabled thesaurus from one site, a text editor from another, and adding your own spell-check utility to form the ultimate online word processor. Brian shows you how .Net makes it possible.
S T R A T E G Y :
Legal Code
Bret A. Fausett warns that sending a sternly worded cease-and-desist letter to protect your trademark may cause more problems than it solves.
Corporate Strategist
A talent migration is underway, from startups to more traditional organizations. How can big companies measure up to the expectations of candidates who are accustomed to a more flexible workplace? Mimi Rosenheim sheds some light.
Product Reviews
Groove Preview Edition.
Product Reviews
Oracle9iAS Portal.
D E S I G N :
Integrated Design
Just when you thought you had it figured out, it turns out that Web-safe colors aren't so safe after all. Molly E. Holzschlag clears up the mystery.
Style Guidance
Michael Sauers is a supporter of style guides as invaluable resources for keeping sites consistent through updates and redesigns.
Product Reviews
Adobe After Effects 5.0.
Product Reviews
Macromedia UltraDev 4 Fireworks 4 Studio.
P R O G R A M M I N G :
Java@Work
Model 2 JSP is great for modularity, but difficult to use. Fortunately, there's the Struts Framework. Al Williams walks you through.
Programming with Perl
It's not a pretty sight when cookies go bad. Randal L. Schwartz explores ways to use them safely.
C with a Lot More Class: C#
Developers (and John Pearson) are talking about the "new kid in town." The question he's asking is, is Microsoft's baby ready for the limelight?
XML@Large
Despite what naysayers believe, XML is here to stay. And new products are making it easy to implement. Michael Floyd gives you the rundown.
Product Reviews
Sash Weblications 2.0 for Windows
Product Reviews
IBM WebSphere Site Analyzer V3.5 for Linux
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E :
At Your Server
Jim Jagielski creates a fast Web site by starting with the right hardware and appropriate configuration.
From Hot Concept to Host Site in Eight Days
AmIHotorNot.com's founder, James Hong, discusses the triumphs and travails of scaling to 1.8 million visitors.
Product Reviews
Apache 2.0 Web Server (alpha 9 release).
Product Reviews
Midgard 1.4.
E N D TO E N D :
The Home Page
Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala peers into the stark light of the economy, where everyone is cutting back. But he finds some of the solutions are as extreme as the problems.
Webmaster's Domain
Frameworks simultaneously extend possibilities and limit your options. Lincoln D. Stein shows you how to find a solution that fits the application.
Redirect
Building on past knowledge has brought us this far. However, Dale Dougherty wonders if we should abandon old ways to accomodate newer ones.
Help Desk
Guest Webmaster Ken Cox fields your questions about leeching other people's Web graphics, inserting a .cda sound file, automatic reloading, and creating administration pages.
Bookmarks
Eugene Eric Kim lauds Web Development with Java Server pages as the archetypal computer book.
The Last Page
Long before Napster, almost before the Web itself, there was the Internet Underground Music Archives. Michael Swaine warns of its possible demise.
