W3C standards: The relationship between RDF and Topic Maps

Peter V. Mikhalenko (of TechRepublic) has written about the relationship between RDF and Topic Maps in CNET's Builder-AU on 22 May 2006. To quote:-

The W3C has made an attempt to establish standard guidelines for Resource Description Framework (RDF) / Topic Maps interoperability. This document analyses the development background of both standards, and provides an overview of five different relationship proposals.

Java, annotated

D.J.Walker-Morgan has written about Annotations in Java in CNet-Builder-AU on 10-May-2006. To quote:-

Annotations can eliminate boilerplate code, make source code more readable and provide additional levels of error checking. They're used everywhere from EJB3 to JUnit4. Here's how you go about using them.

Java 5 introduced Annotations to Java and their use has rapidly become de jour for modern Java development.

IBM wikis hard on Java's heels

Barbara Gengler has written about "QEDwiki" in Australian IT on MAY 16, 2006. To quote:-

QEDWiki, which stands for quick and easily done wiki, targets people who want to make web applications without help from professional programmers.

Specifically, QEDWiki is an integrated development environment and framework set up to provide non-technical end users with a single web application framework for hosting and developing a broad range of web applications.