The Web is full of data: statistics, surveys, and reports can be found on
almost any topic you care to search for. It's this very fact that makes the
Web the first stop in anyone's research. Want to know the average number of
petals on a daisy? Thirty-four. The number of species of whale? Eighty (or
thereabouts, depending on your definition of "whale" apparently).
Of course one could spend all day typing random questions into a search
engine but the serious business of research lies in statistical analysis,
comparing datasets for trends. One obvious example is comparing the
performance of various stock markets around the globe over time, this happens
so frequently that it's quite a simple task online. So is comparing
currency's performances against each other. But what i... (more)
What we need is a Web browser that doesn't just serve up documents, but
serves up applications."
Early in 2006 I was given a design brief: a UK-based shipping company wanted
to replace its shipment tracking system with a Web-based solution.
Its existing system consisted of this: each widget grower had a contract with
the widget producer; this contract was tracked via an Excel spreadsheet; ... (more)
“What we need is a Web browser that doesn’t just serve up
documents, but serves up applications.”
Early in 2006 I was given a design brief: a
UK-based shipping company wanted to replace its shipment tracking system with
a Web-based solution.
Its existing system consisted of this: each widget grower had a contract with
the widget producer; this cont... (more)
Ric Hardacre discovered the Web in the mid '90s when he really should have been at lectures and not in the University computer lab. He's since worked as a Web solutions developer, systems architect, and wireless and satellite network specialist. His current day job is as an MCP C# Developer in the UK.
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