Admin commands and task commands have done much to reduce the complexity of scripting WebSphere Application Server in recent releases, effectively bringing the simplicity of administrative console panels and wizards to the command line. If you find yourself repeating the same administrative actions, this developerWorks article covers in depth how to go about writing your own commands.
WebSphere Application Server command framework
October 26th, 2006WebSphere ESB vs SIBus
October 26th, 2006Rachel Reinitz and Andre Tost have kicked off a new developerWorks series on WebSphere ESB with an article describing the relationship between the product and the Service Integration Bus. In my mind, it’s a shame the article doesn’t talk more about about the SIBus Web services support. The following phrase sums up the key difference: “WebSphere ESB is built with the strategic SCA/SDO programming model”.
A new take on head torches
October 25th, 2006Yesterday evening was the last Tuesday night run of the year in the New Forest as the clocks go back at the weekend. As has become traditional in the last few years, we had a torch lit run from Fritham. Top marks for innovation go to Martin who, being more on an ironman than an orienteer, didn’t have a suitable head torch and, instead, he had gaffer taped a bike light to his chin! Sadly the sweat took its toll and the light came detached two-thirds of the way round so I don’t have the photographic evidence to show off this feat of ingenuity. Martin also had to confess that it did make breathing slightly harder than usual!
Firefox 2.0 out
October 23rd, 2006Firefox 2.0 may not be due for official release until tomorrow but it’s on their FTP servers today. As you might expect, the main server is taking a battering so I’d suggest UK folks try a local mirror. Nice touches are the search box which dynamically suggests terms, new pages opening on tabs by default and inline spell checking. Best of all though, all of my add-ons updated successfully! One interesting point is the support for the WHATWG specification for storing and persisting state client side, something that is increasingly important for Web 2.0 applications.
Free UK calls
October 23rd, 2006Skype have an interesting offer for six months free calls to UK landlines if you buy £10 of SkypeOut credit. Presumably it’s an attempt to persuade people to use VOIP for all of their calls. Unfortunately the free calls also have to originate from within the UK otherwise I’d be tempted.
IE7 initial thoughts
October 20th, 2006I took the plunge and installed IE7 after it was released yesterday, safe in the knowledge that, with various bugs being reported already, there is always Firefox. (Check out http://www.ie7.com/!) Initial thoughts are pretty positive but I’m not ready to switch yet (at least until I see what Firefox 2.0 has to offer).
Fast, but not that fast
October 20th, 2006ADSL Max finally arrived in the Currie household yesterday. Currently it appears to have decided that the best we’re going to get is 3 Mbps and a speed test this morning came out at just under 2 Mbps. If I find time over the weekend I may experiment with the BT speed tester service to see if removing the 15m extension cable on which the modem currently sits makes a difference. It could just be that we’re a long way from the exchange though. Still, it’s a lot less painfull than the 3G card I’ve been using all week!
Feature Pack for Web Services Beta
October 19th, 2006WebSphere Application Server has introduced a new strategy for releasing additional functionality on top of existing versions, to be known as feature packs. There is now a beta of the WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 Feature Pack for Web Services available. This feature pack will eventually deliver support for a raft of new Web service standards (WS-Reliable Messaging, WS-Addressing, MTOM and WS-Secure Conversations) along with updating the supported levels of existing standards (JAX-WS 2.0, JAXB 2.0, SAAJ 1.3 and StAX 1.0). The new Web services standards introduced form the basis of the RAMP Profile (Reliable Asynchronous Messaging Profile).
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