Articles By Ken MacLeod

Ken MacLeod is an independent systems consultant with 20 years experience in protocols, open systems, and the Internet. Ken wrote the Perl implementation of XML-RPC and a Perl and Python implementation of SOAP, and is an active participant on the SOAP and XML Distributed Applications mailing lists.

Web RPCs Considered Harmful
Web applications built on exposing APIs (RPCs or remote objects) are more risky than Web applications built on standard data transfer protocols.
12 May 2000

Flamefests on technical topics
Flamefests, especially over technical topics, tend to wash over significant points so that in the end there is no net gain on any side. Facilitation and discussion techniques can greatly increase the chance that information can be gained from technical d
2 May 2000

We Make Shitty Standards
Dave Winer suggests that the W3C adopt XML-RPC as an XML distributed application protocol -- Just Say No!
2 March 2000

Apple switch MacOS X to Linux? Why?
Most people can't distinguish between Linux-the Kernel and Linux-the Operating System. Case in point: Suggesting that Apple should drop Darwin and replace it with Linux.
22 February 2000