Wolfram|Alpha is a well known computation knowledge engine. Recently with the release of it’s API version 2.0 it’s offering free development account with up to 2000 API calls per month. The API is implemented in a standard REST protocol using HTTP GET method.
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We all know the advantage of having Singleton ModelLocator. In this blog, i will share my experience working on ‘Prototype’ ModelLocator. Sometime back, i faced an issue while updating the view/components, which were binded to an ArrayCollection. This ArrayCollection was a public property in ‘Singleton’ ModelLocator. A TabNavigator with 2 tabs for instance, each tab [...]
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While working on my current project I came across some interesting concepts about User Centered Analysis and Design. The ultimate goal of any designer should always be a “actual user” friendly design. What is the use of a shiny and good looking e-commerce website when it does not have proper navigation to shop through. So [...]
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There is a lot of buzz all around – ‘WebSocket is quicker’. But why WebSocket is quicker? As you read this blog this question should get answered. When we say quicker comparison is with? When we say WebSocket is quicker the comparison is always with HTTP. So before we start discussing WebSocket protocol let us [...]
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We were having problems in most of the design discussions we did as a team. We couldn’t get out of the discussion with everyone’s consensus on the selected design. In the end, people still nagged about the loopholes in the design or kept proposing a better design. One day we came across “Designing Using CRC Cards” in [...]
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