links for 2007-04-26

Evolving Java-based APIs – Eclipsepedia

Jazz colleague Jim des Rivieres’ excellent analysis on how to achieve compatible evolution of Java-based APIs. Need something similar on compatible evolution of REST-based APIs.

(tags: compatibleEvolution api java)

IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: Advanced authentication in WebSphere Application Server

Deep into the realm of advanced authentication in WAS, building on top of JAAS. Via Pete Birk of the WAS security dev team.

(tags: security websphere jaas)

Paul Precod’s REST Resources

Excellent set of early (in web years) articles on REST.

(tags: rest http paulprescod)

Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures

Fielding’s excellent thesis which describes the REST architectural style but also has an interesting discussion on the topic of architectural styles in general.

(tags: rest http architecture royfielding)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol — HTTP/1.1

The final word on all things HTTP.

(tags: http rest royfielding)

Peter Norvig

Fascinating writings and links from Google’s Director of Research.

(tags: programming design peternorvig google)

Fiddler HTTP Debugger – A free web debugging tool

Eric Lawrence’s very useful tool for monitoring network traffic (including XHR) between browsers and a server.

(tags: web tools)

NevOn: Interview: Mike Wing, IBM – May 20, 2005

2005 interview with Mike Wing (VP of Strategic Communications at IBM) when blogging was new at IBM.

(tags: ibm mikewing blogging)