Modern Web sites and Web applications tend to rely quite heavily on client-side JavaScript to provide rich interactivity, particularly through the advent of asynchronous HTTP requests that do not require... More »

This tutorial is geared towards developers who want to learn how to store data in XML format in a database, connect to DB2 from a Python application, and learn how to convert data from CSV files into XML documents. No prior... More »

My book “Beginning CouchDB” is now available in the United States, and should be available internationally in the coming days. The final manuscript comes in at exactly 300 pages, and features everything you need... More »

This tutorial is geared towards developers who want to learn how to store data in XML format in a database, connect to DB2 from a .NET application, and learn how to develop applications that leverage mapping APIs.... More »

This tutorial is aimed at Web application developers who want to develop database-driven applications that are powered by an IBM DB2 pureXML database. The reader should be familiar with basic PHP code and be able to work... More »

One of the most useful and versatile technologies available in IBM DB2 is its native support for XML data through the pureXML feature. PureXML allows you to store, retrieve, and manipulate XML data alongside and in the... More »

In the third and final part of this series on creating applications that interact with an IBM DB2 pureXML database, you will use the popular PHP language to create scripts for publishing and syndicating the status... More »

In Part 2 of my developerWorks article series on creating a microblogging service, I show you how to connect to the Web services created in Part 1 from a Flex application. This application allows you to post new updates to... More »