January 2005 - XML Nation

  • Using Java

    I've been working with Java lately because it's what Mindreef uses to build SOAPscope and our next thing. As a dedicated MS platform supporter for many many years, it's been a pretty interesting experience, especially coming off 18 months working on MSDN2...
  • What do people mean by document-oriented?

    Lot's of WS zealots complain that too many developes think of Web services as just another RPC when it should be seen as a message-oriented or document-oriented instead. I've been wondering what people think that means. Here are some possible interpretations...
  • "Make it easy for people to pay you"

    During my keynote at last fall's Applied XML DevCon , I told people about my stepfather's advice to me when I was a young man just starting out in the industry: “Always make it easy for people to pay you”. That is very good advice, and is...
  • Inside MSDN column

    The last thing I did at Microsoft was write the inaugural instance of the new Inside MSDN column for MSDN Magazine . The idea was to cover topics related to how MSDN builds it's own systems - a question a lot of developers ask. The first one covers the...
  • Initial thoughts for the New Year

    Like most people, I get really busy around the holidays and I fell off the blogging wagon. But I'm getting back on it, starting with this post wishing all a Happy New Year! That said, here are the big topics I was thinking about over the holidays... Like...