Yesterday I discussed some of the issues with XML. Today I'll be taking a look at three of the potential alternatives that may improve on the current situation....
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Yesterday I discussed some of the issues with XML. Today I'll be taking a look at three of the potential alternatives that may improve on the current situation....
Read MoreThere is a user interface design issue that has been bugging me for quite some time, but I haven't been able to put my finger on it until recently: Disabled interaction elements, most often in the form of grayed out buttons and menu entries. The visual cue here is that the action is not available at the moment. While that information is quite convenient, it...
Read MoreI've been pensive as of late since we shipped the Eclipse Galileo release. One of the things I personally have been thinking about is how we can improve our documentation process. Currently, the Eclipse platform team has its documentation in Eclipse Help format (mostly HTML)...
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