http:/// Joy's Links Joy Blake InfoWorld http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/jp/#business-rules http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/16/20OPstrategic_1.html It looks like the world of business programming and web applications has finally gotten with the, uh, 80's, and discovered rule-based expert systems, according to this Jon Udell column. http://themodulator.org/archives/2003_05.html#000138 http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/28/HNebay_1.html This guy Woolston has an idea for selling stuff on the internet. Then he does what any average systems analyst does everyday and comes up with a method of carrying out his idea using lots of different pre-existing tools (pcs, databases, networks, etc). And for this he gets a patent and wins a verdict in a suit against Ebay with an initial judgement of $35 million???? Hopefully this will be overturned on appeal. http://weblog.scifience.net/archives/000004.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/HNthailinux_1.html Need a fast, $450 laptop with Linux pre-installed? Sorry, you'll have to move to Thailand. Why? Because that is where HP is selling their new value-priced notebook. http://www.classy.dk/log/archive/000312.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/16/20OPstrategic_1.html Reading Jon Udell on Rule engines and rule languages. Aren't Aspects compile time rule engines (just like C++ templating is compile time functional programming)? And isn't it a natural idea to implement a mixed-mode rule/procedural approach with aspects. http://radio.weblogs.com/0100368/2003/05/29.html http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2003/05/28.html#a705 The business of RSS. How do you count subscribers in the RSS network? http://www.loftesness.com/radio/2003/05/29.html http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2003/05/29.html Jon Udell comments on some thinking that Peter Wayner has been doing re: applying the principles of translucent databases to ecommerce sites -- and reaches an interesting conclusion.