Implementing Tagging in a Django Application

February 16, 2007 | 10 comments

Although I’ve used many Web based applications that employ tagging, I’ve yet to create an application of my own with this feature. But now, I have two potential projects on the horizon that could benefit from tagging, and I’m thinking about how to best implement this, both in the database and user interface layers.

So, I thought I would explore how to implement tagging in my own applications, from scratch, and write about them on this blog. Therefore, I won’t pretend I have all the answers–or even necessarily any good answers–but I will simply be trying to think through how to approach implementing tagging, and I will welcome any constructive feedback on those thoughts.

Introduction To iBatis

February 8, 2007 | 14 comments

The iBatis data mapping framework for Java, .NET and Ruby increases developer productivity by facilitating database storage at a higher level than say, JDBC, without the complexity of larger object-relational mapping frameworks. This introduction is intended to show Java developers how to quickly integrate iBatis with a legacy MySQL database.