ATOM: Oooo new thing

When publishing my blog I noticed Blogger had produced a new file for me: atom.xml. On further investigation it turns out that the Blogging community have produced a new syndication and content creation system called Atom.

Apparently:

"AtomEnabled finally makes it possible for developers to have a consistent, tightly specified, well-documented XML format for both syndication and authoring of content. Using one data format for both reading and writing, with a growing library of components supporting Atom development in almost any major scripting or programming language, means your application, site, or device can benefit from the network effect of a large community while spending less time developing core data exchange functionality."

Oooo. This new format is supported by all the popular newsreaders, so they say.

Blogger has rolled out beta support for the Atom Api, which is a SOAP/REST based web service, groovy. All the blogger developments can be tracked at the "Blogger Developer Network".

Here's a link to my Atom feed: "Can I get Down now Dad?"

DB2: Certification

DB2 appears to be rather well served for free on-line training and certification preparation. No really, check this out. It's worth a look, particularly as there is a fair chance that a relational database, of some description, will loom large in our lives in the near future. Well, that is unless I get the boy-band back together of course. I want you back for gooood.

Monkey Programmer Boy: Teenage Romance

J2ME: Enterprise Mobile Groovy Doo Dahs

If I am going to write groovy mobile applications for mobile phones, then I am sure going to need an XML parser. The well known ones, apaches for instance, are huge, (1.7mb) rendering them useless for the constrained world of the phone. The article: "Build Your Own Lightweight XML DOM Parser" describes how to build your own tiny DOM parser in less than 4K! Tippity top or what?

I read this and it sounds like one of those ads:

"Build you own matchstick DOM parser in less than 4 weeks $2.99, first edition free" .... at all good news agents. Who buys those mags?

THINKS: must get out more, must get out more, must get out more, must .........................

UKULELE: My Favourite Site

The internet is full of many splendid and wonderful things. None more so that Rick Marsh's Beatles Ukulele site. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamomds" for instance.

It's a wonderful world.