JSMag, the magazine for JavaScript developers
OK, so maybe you aren’t a Microsoft MVP for .NET or maybe you think Java is an island of Indonesia (we are all Geographers of course) . But darn it, you know how to work with the Google Maps API or you dream about jQuery. Does that mean you don’t get a “professional” magazine of your own? Well wonder no longer, say hello to JSMag. Their mission?
“JSMag aims to brings you quality JavaScript content to educate, movitate [sic] and inspire you in your work with JavaScript.”
Issues are PDF only and cost $4.99 each. You can view a sample from the first issue here. Exciting topics from this months issue:
- Debugging JavaScript without alert()
- Introduction to ExtJS
- Community News
- Unit testing with YUI
- What’s new in jQuery 1.3
- Functional Programming in JavaScript
Mark Twain used to end up every day on his porch reading JSMag and enjoying a stogie.
Mark Twain used to end up every day on his porch reading JSMag and enjoying a stogie.
RESTful GeoServer 1.7.3
On the heels of the 1.7.2 release, GeoServer 1.7.3 is now out. Improvements to ArcSDE Raster support, RESTful interface, Excel support and of course GeoWebCache. You know you want to get some of this…
Horray GIS!
Horray GIS!
RESTful GeoServer 1.7.3
On the heels of the 1.7.2 release, GeoServer 1.7.3 is now out. Improvements to ArcSDE Raster support, RESTful interface, Excel support and of course GeoWebCache. You know you want to get some of this…
Horray GIS!
Horray GIS!
ESRI ArcGIS Server Mashup and ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenges Voting Updated
Siren
UPDATE: OK, it has come to my attention that these links actually don’t do a thing. ESRI requires you to use the email that was sent to you. Yea, you’d assume they’d track this better than some URL, but alas no. So if you voted by clicking on the links above, you’ll have to VOTE AGAIN using the email you received from ESRI. If you didn’t get an email, ESRI doesn’t let you vote. Have to pull the siren out for this one folks.**
The voting is open for ESRI’s 2009 ArcGIS Server Mashup and ArcGIS Mobile code challenges.
Vote for ArcGIS Server Mashup Code Challenge First prize - $7,000 Second prize - $3,000
Vote for ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenge First prize - $4,000 Second prize - $2,000
Take five minutes and vote for the one you think deserves to win.
ESRI ArcGIS Server Mashup and ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenges Voting Updated
Siren
UPDATE: OK, it has come to my attention that these links actually don’t do a thing. ESRI requires you to use the email that was sent to you. Yea, you’d assume they’d track this better than some URL, but alas no. So if you voted by clicking on the links above, you’ll have to VOTE AGAIN using the email you received from ESRI. If you didn’t get an email, ESRI doesn’t let you vote. Have to pull the siren out for this one folks.**
The voting is open for ESRI’s 2009 ArcGIS Server Mashup and ArcGIS Mobile code challenges.
Vote for ArcGIS Server Mashup Code Challenge First prize - $7,000 Second prize - $3,000
Vote for ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenge First prize - $4,000 Second prize - $2,000
Take five minutes and vote for the one you think deserves to win.
Is FTP access the best we can do
I can almost predict that every conversation about data sharing will have one person stand up and declare, “Just give me FTP access and I’ll be fine”. I used to think that way and while I probably still would like file based access to datasets, I just can’t see FTP being a viable data transfer method anymore. Just it makes it easy to grab a data dump, but there isn’t anything that allows users to know if the data has been updated (other than I suppose checking the metadata). So many times I see people using old data because they have no idea data has been updated. Personally I don’t like the idea that I’m offering up spatial data web services for data I don’t control and most others should be worried as well. Users want to grab data from the source, not some middle man who probably knows less about the data than the creator.
There has been a huge jump into SDI since the pork bandwagon started up in Washington and I’ll be honest… I haven’t paid much attention. One thing I am sure of is I don’t want to see something introduced that has two choices, WxS and FTP. Data needs to be both discoverable and usable and I’m not sure WxS and FTP get us there. WxS no matter what defenders might say is not discoverable and FTP is not secure and has no method of tracking changes.
AtomPub to me looks like the best method of publishing and sharing datasets. There is a huge risk here of inventing something new when a superb solution already exists. Workflows change quickly and WxS/FTP can’t adjust sprightly enough. Read “How to GET a Cup of Coffee” and think about how easier this could all be.
Gatekeepers want to limit you to FTP/WxS so that you can’t change the world.
Gatekeepers want to limit you to FTP/WxS so that you cant change the world…