Newest Architecture & Design Articles Implementing Visual and Data Mashups Online By Vlad Kofman - Published 08/05/2008 Venture into the creation of online mashups and compare different online sites that facilitate mashup creation. In particular, you will learn about Yahoo Pipes, Microsoft's Popfly, Google Mashup Editor, Intel MashMaker, and others. You also will see how to create a working online data feed mashup with Yahoo Pipes.
Three Workflow Approaches with WebLogic Portal By Scott Nelson - Published 08/04/2008 Knowing multiple ways to create workflows in WebLogic Portal will provide you with the ability to deliver solutions based on requirements, methodologies, and timelines.
Integrating Model-Driven Development into the SOA Process By Scott McKorkle - Published 07/31/2008 SOA is a hot topic, but the task of creating and managing a truly service-oriented architecture can be elusive. Explore how a modeling approach to the creation and management of an enterprise-wide architecture will effectively implement the company's business plans through a comprehensive set of interconnected services.
What Is Application Security? By Irina Medvinskaya - Published 07/23/2008 Discover the basic principles of Application Security and how it relates to various government and industry regulations and standards. Also, learn about internal and external Information Security threats and how to protect systems and applications better.
Reusable Syndicated Media Portlets: An Example of Simplified Content Presentation By Scott Nelson - Published 07/22/2008 Portal content presentation can quickly become a maintenance chore. Learn one solution for a reusable, flexible, extensible, maintainable approach to managing content presentation in a portal by combining the use of configuration and includes files rather than developing all new code for new content sources and/or layouts.
Working With Design Patterns: Iterator By Jeff Langr - Published 07/09/2008 Patterns exist for virtually all common programming challenges, even one as simple as "how to traverse a collection of objects." The iterator pattern provides a consistent solution for something that programmers do daily.
The Two Faces of JSF on WLP By Scott Nelson - Published 07/07/2008 Starting with version 9.2, WebLogic Portal provides two options for creating JSF (JavaServer Faces) portlets. Learn how to use both approaches and choose the right approach for your project.
Web and Enterprise Mashups for Web Services and Data By Vlad Kofman - Published 06/26/2008 Mashups are all the rage in web application development. Discover what web mashups are and learn about mashups in the enterprise with the BEA Data Services AquaLogic platform.
Top 10 Portal Projects Killers By Scott Nelson - Published 06/24/2008 Discover the 10 most common causes of portal project failure and how to avoid them, based on 12 years of experience.
Working With Design Patterns: State By Jeff Langr - Published 06/19/2008 The state pattern can help simplify complex conditional logic by representing individual states as classes, each with its own simple behavior.
Highlighted Architecture & Design Tutorials Ten Aspects of Security to Improve Application Strength By Chad Cook -
Making mistakes when trying to build secure applications can lead to critical flaws and vulnerabilities. Learn how to strengthen an application and avoid costly mistakes.
Applying Design Patterns to Solve Design Issues By James Maioriello -
Discover how design patterns help to identify and isolate the system-level variability so the software can evolve over time without adversely affecting the underlying design structure.
UML Tools By Mandar Chitnis, Pravin Tiwari, & Lakshmi Ananthamurthy -
Who wants to work with pen and paper when there are cool tools available? This second article in the UML series will introduce you to key products and features.