p.8 Editorial
[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
p.16 XML-Based Programming Systems
[author : Gregory V. Wilson]
Will mixing XML and source code revolutionize programming in the coming years? This is the question Greg untangles.
p.26 XML Data Binding
[author : Eldon Metz and Allen Brookes]
XML data binding utilities dramatically simplify the task of writing XML-enabled applications by automatically creating a data binding for you.
p.38 SVG & Smart Maps
[author : Keith Bugg]
Scalable Vector Graphics is a plain-text format that can make graphics look "flashy." Keith shows how you can use SVG to create smart maps that can be dynamically updated, animated, and more.
p.42 Generalized Callbacks: C++ and C#
[author : William F. Humphrey]
Callbacks implement dynamic selection and invocation of functions at run time. Bill examines two technologies that implement callbacks—the libsigc++ class library in C++ and the delegate feature in C#.
p.48 The SmlMC Model Checker
[author : Wouter Boeke]
Model checking lets you verify whether implementations satisfy a design specification. SmlMC, the model checker Wouter presents here, is written in Standard ML.
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
p.54 J2ME & Embedded Systems
[author : William Wright]
The Java 2 Micro Edition is a development tool for environments where resources don't support the full Java 2 Standard Edition. William uses it with aJile Systems' aJ-100 processor to build a network security device.
COLUMNS
p.60 Programming Paradigms
[author : Michael Swaine]
Michael digs into computing history, searching for the answer to the question, "Who invented the computer?"
p.65 Embedded Space
[author : Ed Nisley]
Ed reports on the Embedded Systems and Software Development East conferences, focusing on Nick Tredennick's Zeros Model theory of the microprocessor universe.
p.69 Programmer's Bookshelf
[author : Jack Woehr]
The books Jack examines this month include The Linux Development Platform, by Rafeeq Ur Rehman and Christopher Paul; DNS & BIND Cookbook, by Cricket Liu; and Windows XP Annoyances, by David Karp.
FORUM
p.10 Letters
[author : you]
p.12 The New Adventures of Verity Stob
[author : Verity Stob]
p.14 News & Views
[author : Shannon Cochran]
p.71 Of Interest
[author : Della Song]
p.72 Swaine's Flames
[author : Michael Swaine]