September 2001
Data Management: Finding the Piece that Fits
PostgreSQL vs. MySQL
By Brian Jepson
How do you tell one database from another? And which one is right for your organization?
XML Data Caching
By Tony Amos
Don't let your database be a bottleneck. An in-memory cache with XML and XSLT can speed results.
S T R A T E G Y :
Legal Code
Can users make a case that you're offering more than you deliver? Bret A. Fausett steps you through reviewing your terms of service agreement.
Project Management Simplified
Chris Frye and Holly Mason provide novel ideas to help you meet Web development deadlines with minimal stress.
Product Reviews
Systemware Xact
Product Reviews
Unify Vision
D E S I G N :
Integrated Design
Molly E. Holzschlag explains why the shift to specialization occured, how it hurt the Web, and why you should diversify your skills.
Registration Revamp
Yes, you can produce a leaner system without inconveniencing your engineers or frustrating your marketers. Janice Crotty Fraser shows you how.
Product Reviews
Toon Boom Studio
Product Reviews
Phoenix Tools WoozLab
D E V E L O P M E N T :
Java@Work
Al Williams makes Java parsing easy with JavaCC—it helps you write applications that can translate input into your language.
Programming with Perl
Give your data more smarts! Randal L. Schwartz shows you how to sort your data with intelligent table spanning techniques.
Product Reviews
Oracle 9iAS
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E :
At Your Server
Jim Jagielski shows you how Velocity's template approach to site management can have you deploying Web pages in no time.
Finding the Right Search Engine
Defining your data retrieval options gets a whole lot easier when you know what you're looking for. Steven Champeon explores the possibilities and delves into how search engines work.
Product Reviews
ColdFusion 5 Enterprise Edition
Product Reviews
MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
E N D TO E N D :
Home Page
Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala on data mismanagement, offering simple solutions for retrieval other than lexical searches, and prayer.
Webmaster's Domain
Lincoln D. Stein on the Swenson hoax: can we trust anyone these days?
Bookmarks
Eugene Eric Kim looks at The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web.
Access: A Discussion with Google's Craig Silverstein
Offering HTML-based data isn't enough for Google's director of technology. He thinks his customers should have it all.
